In both California and the nation at large, there is a perception that Republicans are more fiscally conservative than Democrats. While voting records and position statements generally confirm this, there are times Republicans can disappoint their constituents as badly as progressive Democrats. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is a nonpartisan organization, but it hasn’t escaped our notice that in California, Republican candidates for legislative seats invariably support Proposition 13, California’s iconic tax reduction law passed overwhelmingly in 1978. Democrats, on the other hand, while smart enough not to take on Prop. 13 directly, will support laws that weaken it. The...