The Los Angeles Times of October 6 has this op-ed by political scientist Larry N. Gerston, criticizing California’s top-two system.
The Los Angeles Times of October 6 has this op-ed by political scientist Larry N. Gerston, criticizing California’s top-two system.
Gerston writes:
“But parties are symbols of political belief systems, with party candidates their embodiment. Voters rely on political parties as shortcuts in their election decisions. Research shows that most people identify with a political party as early as fourth grade, and most maintain that association for decades, if not their entire lives.”
Tranlates as:
Voters made up their minds decades ago, and now use parties as shortcuts so they lose less time following the Kardashians.
Top 2 continues to be a PERVERSION version of IRV.
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NO primaries.
P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.