Campaigns & Elections has this essay by Sean J. Miller analyzing the California 30th U.S. House race. This is the race between two incumbent Democrats, Brad Sherman and Howard Berman, who were put into the same district by redistricting. They … Continue reading
On November 21, this Joe Mathews commentary about California’s top-two system appeared on the web page of KNSD, the NBC-TV channel in San Diego. Thanks to Nancy Hanks for the link. … Continue reading
The San Diego Union-Tribune has this fairly lengthy article about the difficulties independent candidates face in California. The article does not mention that outside California, 25 independent and minor party candidates were elected to state legislatures earlier this month. The … Continue reading
When California’s Proposition 14 was on the ballot in June 2010, almost every large California newspaper endorsed it, and the reason for the endorsement was invariably that the newspapers believed the top-two system would reduce the number of anti-tax California … Continue reading
This Seattle Times article says the Washington state legislature is one of only a few state legislatures in which the number of women and racial minorities declined in the 2012 election. The article quotes an official of the state League … Continue reading
