Rural Democrats, in Siskiyou especially, feel surrounded by increasingly empowered conspiracy theorists, separatists, and extremists. They sense that grassroots organizing is more important than ev…
are registered Democrats where about 44% are Republican. In Shasta, 50% of voters are Republican while just 22% are Democrats. Siskiyou’s blue streak is mostly thanks to Mount Shasta and neighboring towns Weed and Dunsmuir also lean blue. But its Democratic organizers see the neighboring county as a cautionary tale.
Siskiyou Democrats like Shelton and Rogers will take what they can get. They say the party has been helpful in training candidates and staying informed about rural interests. Residents and visitors flow into the Siskiyou Golden Fair as the sun sets and temperatures cool Aug. 9, 2023, in Yreka, California. The Siskiyou County Democrats and Republicans both had a presence on opposite ends of the indoor vendors’ area.
“We didn’t go as Siskiyou Dems,” said Rogers. “We canvassed as Friends of Siskiyou Education and worked with the candidates. We didn’t pay for any of their materials, but we helped canvass and organize.” “I waited until the second to last day to file, waiting for somebody else to file, so I wouldn’t have to do that,” she said with a laugh. “But nobody did.”Criss said Cook’s view is simply wrong.
“I thought that was a horrible idea,” she said. She prioritizes defending local community water rights, challenging what she calls “inappropriate corporate development,” and improving ecoliteracy in her county.“It’s a completely different chapter because partway through my campaign in 2020, I realized I would actually be good at this,” she said. “When I got 25% of the vote , I was motivated. I’ve had the last three years to prepare my psyche for doing it again, but doing it right.
LaMalfa, an ag businessman with a family rice farm in his district, won the seat in 2012 after a decade in the state assembly. He was once a garden variety Republican: a voice for low taxes, small government and social conservatism. But his many Democratic constituents have watched him “get worse.” What they see is a Trump-supporting “MAGA guy” wading deeper into the culture wars around trans rights, election denialism, and school curriculum.
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