“California Republican Sends ‘Confederate Flag’ Mailer to Democrats”
Breitbart reports on one way that California politicians are “reaching across the aisle,” attacking fellow party members in a top-two general election.
Category Archives: primaries
Primary Structures and Election Results
In State Legislatures Magazine, Lou Jacobson reviews the impact that various different primary election structures may (or may not) have on the types of candidates selected.
“Phoning It In and Failing to Show: The Story of the 2014 House Primaries”
New Brookings report by Jill Lawrence and Walter Shapiro.
“Teachout, Wu sue state Democrats over pro-Cuomo mailers”
Politics on the Hudson:
An attorney for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s primary challenger is seeking to put a halt to pro-Cuomo spending by the state Democratic Committee.
Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout’s campaign is due in state Supreme Court in… Continue reading
“In state Capitol, intransigence gives way to bipartisan deal-making”
Important report from Chris Megerian in the LAT.
What’s really interesting is that Chris does not mention either the top-two primary or citizen redistricting as connected to this new (perhaps temporary) period of bipartisan cooperation. I’ve been skeptical of claims… Continue reading
Federal Court Rejects Challenge by Independent Voters to NJ Closed Primary System
The court held there is no constitutional right of independent voters to vote in a major party’s closed primary. The result is unsurprising and the opinion is unpublished.
“McDaniel Wants Closed Primaries”
The Jackson Free Press reports. As I told the reporter, that’s a whole different question from whether there is a basis to challenge the election under the rules as they were on election day.
“Voter Error in Top Two Primary Can Be Far Higher than in RCV Races”
Iowa Democratic Caucus to Remain Discriminatory in 2016
Politico: “But Iowa Democrats Friday explicitly ruled out allowing absentee ballots, proxies, letting people Skype into caucuses and having multiple caucuses through the day.”
My 2012 piece: Kill the Caucuses! Maine, Nevada, and Iowa were embarrassing. It’s time to … Continue reading
“California doesn’t allow write-in candidates in its general election, so a write-in candidate is suing”
WaPo: “An independent candidate who received a single vote for a U.S. House seat in California is suing the state over it’s top-two primary system, which allows write-in candidates in the primary but not the general election.”
UPDATE: Richard … Continue reading
In #MSSEN Challenge with Republican Party, McDaniel Apparently Cites No Evidence of Voter Fraud
This, instead of “8300 questionable ballots.”
“Chuck Schumer Is Wrong About the Top-Two Primary “
“Former Top Aide to Governor Arnold Schwarznegger Admits Top-Two Injures Independent Candidates”
“End Partisan Primaries, Save America”
Sen. Schumer endorses Top-Two in NYT oped. The political science does not (at least not yet) seem to support what Sen. Schumer thinks about the effects of top two, however.