Is it ‘election fatigue’? Early voter turnout in California’s primary is dismal so far
LOS ANGELES — Judy Nguyen is frustrated that anyone with enough money or the right connections can run as a candidate in an election. She’s disappointed she hasn’t seen immediate, tangible change under President Joe Biden. And she feels for Americans who are trying to survive in an era when gas prices are skyrocketing and baby formula is scarce.
But she realizes she’s also part of the problem.
“I’m one of those people who talk like, oh, I want change, but then I don’t always vote,” Nguyen said as stood in the shade with her baby in a Brea shopping plaza. “I know I’m in a way at fault, but sometimes it’s just so hard to know who to believe” and who to vote for, she said.
The 40-year-old Democrat from Fullerton voted for former President Donald Trump, then for President Biden, and for Gov. Gavin Newsom. She isn’t happy with any of them.
“I’m just really sad,” she said, and she’s still deciding whether to cast a ballot in California’s primary election on Tuesday.
Across the shopping center, a handful of poll workers waited for voters to arrive. Over the course of an hour, one person showed up; it was another poll worker arriving to start her shift. It was much the same at a half dozen vote centers in L.A. and Orange counties the last few days.
