[mannerheim]

California has a significant Asian population. In my experience, many older Chinese Americans are completely apolitical, but one thing they do care about is that their children get into a good college. They exerted significant pressure the last time repealing Prop 209 was proposed by calling and writing their elected officials.

[crackercrews]

The last time 209 was up for repeal was last year. Elected officials were not involved. It was up for popular vote, and it failed. I think the margin was even wider than when 209 was first put in place.

The pro-209 campaign was outspent something like $27M to $1.6M but still prevailed.

[usaar333]

It was a legislature introduced constitutional amendment; the legislature was heavily involved by virtue of voting to put it on the ballot.

[mannerheim]

Ah, my mistake, I was thinking of the attempt in 2012.