The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs is a think tank founded by conservatives in 1993. It has this critique of California’s top-two system. An initiative is currently circulating in Oklahoma for a top-two system.
The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs is a think tank founded by conservatives in 1993. It has this critique of California’s top-two system. An initiative is currently circulating in Oklahoma for a top-two system.
NOOO EXTREMIST PRIMARIES
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PR
APPV
TOTSOP
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/a-hotfix-is-coming-for-a-windows-11-security-update-that-introduced-some-major-bugs/
MAJOR WINDOWS 11 MESS
DID THE W11 MESS CAUSE THE AWS INTERNET SHUTDOWN TODAY ???
I understand that OCPA is playing to their audience but I really wish they would focus more on how Top Two harms voters generally, including the unaffiliated voters it is sold as helping the most.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nicolas-sarkozy-going-frances-presidential-042014134.html
nooo immune ex-prezs in France –
something learned after centuries of tyrant monarchs in France ???
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/wide-ranging-group-us-officials-000947313.html
TYRANT TRUMP PURGE GROUP AT WORK —
HOW MANY PURGE TARGETS ????
The article says that Top Two is the reason why Democrats won more seats after 2010 than before, in spite of declining slightly as a percentage of voters. But correlation is not causation, and the writer needs to — but does not — say something about WHY the correlation exists. I’m not saying there can’t be a reason; I’m just saying he doesn’t tell us what that reason is.
@BR,
Trump carried 9 (of 40) senate districts. Republicans hold 9 of 40 senate seats. Two are in Harris districts – that is, a Republican senator outperformed Trump. Two Trump districts have a Democratic senator. In one, the Democrat won by 22 votes. Roughly 2% of voters voted for the Hispanic-surnamed candidate rather than the party. The other was a failure of Top 2. Two Democrats finished ahead of three strong Republicans (plus 3 also-ran Republicans).
California would be better off with an October general election that could elect by majority, with a November runoff among all candidates necessary to compose 80% of the vote.
California legislative districts are grossly malapportioned. Voters that represent half of the electorate elect 23 of 40 senators. Conversely, the other half of the electorate can only choose 17 of 40 electors. 14th Amendment sanctions should be applied to California.