California Pot Initiative Could Help Propel Barbara Boxer To Re-Election

[Purveyor]

A ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in California could help propel endangered incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) to re-election in November, according to a respected polling expert.

The presence of the pot legalization measure, Proposition 19, on the ballot is likely to entice many young Californians to vote in November when they otherwise would not have, declared Nate Silver of the New York Times on Wednesday evening. And young voters strongly lean Democratic, making them likely to pull the lever for Boxer.

Boxer, a three-term senator, is locked in a tight battle against former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, the Republican nominee. While the race has been virtually tied for weeks, Boxer has lately ticked up in the polls.

Silver explained the logic in his Times blog FiveThirtyEight (emphasis ours):

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[musiclawyer]

1. I've been saying that for a while

And Prop 19 is probably the only thing that saves us from Meg Whitman.
Cannabis will save CA and so many levels.

[bluestateguy]

2. Unless they are all at home smoking pot and forget to vote

nt

[Blue Owl]

3. And conversely let's hope it sinks DuFu like a rock

along with her ridiculous "pot brownies" menace.

[glitch]

4. Brown too. Maybe that's why he doesn't appear nervous. :) nt

[Cha]

5. Wow! Wouldn't that be nice! nt

[catgirl]

6. Nice safety net n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. It's like rain on your wedding day