Category Archives: primaries
Breaking: Ninth Circuit Rejects Constitutional Challenges to California’s Top Two Primary System
You can read the unanimous opinion at this link. UPDATE: Richard Winger responds.
“Democrats say primary law is unconstitutional”
AP: “In a federal lawsuit, the Democratic Party of Hawaii claims the state’s primary election law is unconstitutional. Hawaii’s primary system that allows every registered voter to participate in the party’s nomination process is tantamount to forced political association,… Continue reading
“FairVote’s Fix for Top Two in California”
Fairvote’s solution would be to—surprise!—adopt ranked choice voting.
“Virginia’s Republican Slate Picked by Tiny Sliver”
WaPo editorial:
MORE THAN a quarter of Virginia’s electorate considers itself Republican, which translates to almost 1 million voters. Of that number, about 8,000 — less than 1 percent — showed up at the party’s convention in Richmond over… Continue reading
“Jungle Primary Angst for California Democratic Consultants | Shop Talk”
Verrrrrry interesting:
The fallout in the consulting world from two obscure local races continues to reverberate in the Golden State political world. At issue is the involvement of Democratic consultants in two 2012 Democrat-vs.-Democrat California Assembly general-election campaigns.
Two… Continue reading
“Marco Rubio gets Florida Legislature to eliminate early primary in 2016”
Miami Herald: “U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio persuaded state lawmakers to make a last-minute change eliminating Florida’s early presidential primary – a race in which the Republican could be on the ballot.”
What Do You Get When Two Candidates from the Same Party Who are Virtually Indistinguishable Run in Round Two of a Nonpartisan Primary?
Exactly what you’d expect—trumped up and exaggerated ethics charges.
“Bloomberg calls for nonpartisan elections”
“Primary process splits GOP”
Gannett: “South Carolina Republicans who want to block Democrats from voting in GOP primaries have been unable to persuade state lawmakers to change election law, and they’re stalled in federal court.Now they’re turning to party rules, trying to line… Continue reading
“Can California’s New Primary Reduce Polarization? Maybe Not.”
Guest post at The Monkey Cage from Doug Ahler, Jack Citrin, and Gabriel Lenz. Their conclusion: The open primary isn’t producing more moderate candidates because voters can’t tell if candidates are moderates or extreme:
For advocates of… Continue reading
Steve Peace Accuses Richard Winger of “Intentionally or Naively” Supporting the Two-Party Duopoly
Check out the comments to Richard’s piece on California’s top two primary.