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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDemocrats Go All-Out to Avoid Disaster in California
New York Times: With so many Democrats running, the partys fear is that the vote will be splintered, allowing Republicans who have fewer candidates to dominate some primaries. The party and allied groups are spending more than $4 million on just three campaigns, intervening in one contest to prop up a favored candidate; attacking a Republican from the right in another; and even reminding people not to waste their votes on ghost candidates who have dropped out yet remain on the ballot.
The top two system was meant to create incentives for political moderation in a state where about a quarter of the voters are independents, but it has created immense stakes for Democrats: They need to win 23 seats to take back the House, and party officials believe the path runs through the seven competitive California districts, all of which Hillary Clinton carried in 2016.
https://politicalwire.com/2018/05/26/democrats-go-all-out-to-avoid-disaster-in-california/
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)I will admit. I am a bit confused on the election laws in California. Could you help this Luddite with a brief tutorial? This "top two" sounds like a repug wet dream, talk me down....
RandySF
(57,632 posts)Candidates who finish in the top two positions go on to November regardless of party.