New York magazine has this story on California general election ballots in California. For the partisan offices, except for president, there are no Republican candidates in portions of Los Angeles County that have over 800,000 registered voters. Thanks to Carla Marinucci for the link.
The California Republican Party officially opposed top-two when it was on the ballot in June 2010, and also when it was on the ballot in November 2004. However, the 2010 top-two effort was pushed through the legislature by Republican State Senator Abel Maldonado and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. In the ballot measure campaign, the chief funder for the top-two measure was Charles T. Munger, Jr., a Republican Party officer in Santa Clara County.
I was looking at an Ad on the Newyork Magazine site and seen what celebrity’s are supporting Donald Trump.I am boycotting those celebrity’s.They want fascism they can have it.Jon Voigt.was a one time Democrat.Bruce Willis is horrible.Clint Eastwood should know better.
This was a good article. It points out the problem caused by “Top Two” here in California. A particularly good aspect of the article was that, unlike so many articles about “top two” systems, it does not aver that Louisiana has top two.
How soon before the commies in the People’s Soviet Socialist Republic of California start eating each other after all the Elephants are gone ???
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P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
Let’s look at the actual districts:
CA-29 5Ds/0Rs in the primary, R finished NC (no candidate); Registration: 55%D, 13%R; Presidential 88%D, 12%R; Republican voters may well have decided the challenger to incumbent Tony Cardenas.
CA-32 2Ds/1R in the primary, R finished 3rd; Registration 48%D, 23%R; Presidential 76%D, 24%R. It is likely that differential turnout for the presidential primary cost the Republican candidate 2nd place. But in 2014, incumbent Grace Napolitano defeated an R 60%/40%.
CA-34 2Ds+1wiD/OR in the primary, R finished NC; Registration 59%D, 10%R; Presidential 93%D, 7%R. Republicans are irrelevant.
CA-37 2D/1R in the primary. R finished 3rd with 9%; Registration 64%D, 9%R; Presidential 93%D, 7%R.
CA-40 1D+1wiD/0R/1I. R finished NC; general is D vs. I; Registration 61%D, 11%R; Presidential 91%D, 9%R. Republicans are irrelevant. Opportunity to elect independent.
CA-44; 7D/2R/1I. R finished 6th and 7th, 9.1% of vote; Registration 62%D, 11%R; Presidential 94%D, 6%R. Republicans are irrelevant. Nobody is going to defeat a candidate with the name Isadore Hall, I, II, III, IV, or V in this district. The only chance for another Democrat is for the male line to die out.
Top 2 had nothing to do with the lack of Republican candidates. There is a possibility of the coincidence of the presidential primary and the Top 2 primary cost the Republicans a candidate in one district. The solution is to move the Top 2 Open Primary to September, with the possibility of election.
How come Alex Padilla does not give the party preference history of the candidates?
Is it because:
[ ] He is incompetent;
[ ] He is a partisan hack;
[ ] He was term-limited in the senate, and is biding his time to move up the food chain;
[ ] He is the guileless dupe of the SOS staff;
[ ] He is all of the above.
You may vote for as many as you apply, or you may rank them.
Didn’t the Republican Party support top two?
Is Padilla any more or less LAWLESS than any other of the top robot partisan HACKS in each regime ??? —
especially in election law offices — SOSs, local clerks, etc.
Demo Rep,
Yes.