# California Prop 16 (reinstating affirmative action) fails

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**Created:** [November 25, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-prop-16-reinstating-affirmative-action-fails/926439 "2020-11-25T19:40:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![damuriajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-prop-16-reinstating-affirmative-action-fails/926439/1 "2020-11-25T19:40:47Z")

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> **[Experts discuss the failure of California's Proposition 16 | Inside Higher Ed](https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2020/11/09/experts-discuss-failure-californias-proposition-16)**
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> Experts differ in their explanations as higher education prepares for new attacks on affirmative action.

California has rejected affirmative action as it is practiced today.  
California legislators tried to ride the wave of anti-trump sentiment to push through a measure repealing a constitutional amendment that prohibits the consideration of race in things like college admissions at its state schools.

The state voted 65% for Biden and 55% against reinstating affirmative action.

I would suggest that the popular support for affirmative action (AS IT IS PRACTICED TODAY) is not popular with the mainstream.

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