Quick Read: Fight for Tobacco Tax Showed Lack of Common Sense

The final votes are not quite in, but it does appear that Proposition 29, the $1 per pack tobacco tax will be defeated. California has been a minority-majority state for many years. In this opinion piece, the writers argue that Prop 29 backers failed to reach out to communities of color -- to the detriment of the campaign.

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• Source: Capitolweekly

As we write this, it looks like Proposition 29 has narrowly gone down to defeat. According to spokespeople for the Yes on 29 campaign, it was the money from Big Tobacco that defeated the tobacco tax measure. Truth be told, it was common sense - or, more accurately, the lack thereof -- that beat them.

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