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It’s hard to believe that a day that started so terribly for California Democrats got considerably worse as the day went on. Gavin Newsom and his Sacramento Democrat yes men were alreadyfacing huge criticism after plotting to sabotage a ballot initiative that would make necessary adjustments to Prop. 47. Their deceptive plan to add poison pill amendments to bipartisan public safety legislation would revoke those same laws if voters passed this ballot initiative – the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act – a move intended to confuse Californians into voting against the initiative.   But if Democrats hoped things would turn around this week, it’s off to a terrible start. The bad headlines kept coming: McClatchy California Editorial Boards: Are Democrats trying to ‘pull one over’ on California voters? It sure looks that way Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: A Voter Revolt Grows in California LA Times George Skelton: Column: Stop playing politics on retail theft crackdown Later, while some Democrats like Jacqui Irwin doubled down on supporting the amendments (“we will have to take the amends, yes”), others started to crack under the public pressure, bailed on their own public safety bills and joined Republicans in calling the amendments “poison pills.” This is all while other Democrats refuse to take a position at all (looking at you, Dave Min, Derek Tran and Will Rollins).   Speaking of House Democrat candidates, the LA Times directly called out why they might not want the ballot initiative on the ballot,saying, “The [Democrat] party’s dominant fear, it seems, is that the measure would help Republican candidates, especially in a handful of congressional races where control of the U.S. House is at stake.”   Even the liberal press can’t deny how messed up the Democrats in California are