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Top Democrats are fighting a billionaire tax in California. Their voters are on the other side |
The unprecedented measure has enormous potential nationwide. The clash exposes the party’s corporate-progressive divide Midway through this summer, a high-quality poll found that Democrats in California were overwhelmingly in favor of the upcoming ballot measure for a one-time 5% tax on billionaire
What the coverage shows
All three outlets frame the story as a Democratic split over California’s billionaire tax, with The Guardian US and The Economist explicitly stressing the party divide and wider stakes. The Guardian US is the only one to foreground a clash between top Democrats and their voters, while The Los Angeles Times instead focuses on campaign tactics in one piece and on possible effects for sports team owners in another.
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