...and by a whopping mandate-creating landslide of 4% in the narrowest case. Oh, wait. I'm not a Republican, and it's essentially a Republican defeat.

...by such a slim margin; the worst defeat was only by 40%. Oh, wait, I'm still not a Republican, and it's still essentially a Republican defeat.

Let today be the first day of the campaign against our abused and broken initiative system. Spread the word. Don't let this happen again. Keep voting "no" in every special election that's called. Keep voting "no" on every initiative that comes up. Don't let wimpy governors and weak legislators throw everything over the fence. Make our elected officials do their job: representing us.