JemmyCalifornia Democratic Party chair calls for governor candidates without a 'viable path' to drop out
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Or, you know, fix the voting system.
I never liked open primaries. The whole point of a party primary is to out one candidate forward. In the open primary, you don’t do that. Now the party has to ask the candidates nicely to try not to split the vote 100 ways.
Open primaries work better in small local elections. My county made positions non-partisan so there is an open primary, and the top two candidates go to a runoff. It was able to break the Republicans horrific stranglehold on local politics and let cooler heads shine through, because with party affiliations involved whoever had the (R) always wins by default.
Statewide with political affiliations still involved though, seems like a clusterfuck with so many vote splitters involved.
Establishment Dems: “We want our guys who follow our corporate rules at the top or we will spend money against you.”
Every. Fucking. Time.
Cali has 1 primary, and the top two candidates make it to the general…
Right now the top two candidates have an R by their name, which would depress general turnout when it matters and cost House seats we desperately need. Not to mention it would guarantee a Republican governor.
But you’d have to read more than a headline to actually see that part…
helpful context: op principledfully and scientifically abstained from voting in the 2024 election, thus saving palestine. always check who’s talking it’s the same three fucking dipshits
And I voted third party! Don’t forget that piece of important context.
I voted in 2024 for everything but POTUS because I don’t support genocide.
So you’re easily manipulated. Good job.
Thousands of dead children and families is manipulation? Wow.
Idc how you spin it. Your were manipulated
Anyone supporting a party thats lost 2 elections to a carnival barker when they had every possible advantage in their favor needs to shut the fuck up and sit down. They are in no position to lecture anyone about their choices.
That’s how democracy and voting works. You can vote or not vote. A vote is earned not given away freely.
You’re right, thank you for standing by and doing nothing. You really helped avoid the worst possible situation!
Idiot
If genocide isnt their red line they are no different than the MAGA they claim to hate. BlueMAGA’s true hatred of republicans is they see them as a projection of themselves
That part.
Good job, you saved them!
Says the people that fall in line and do what you are told every election, no balls to do whats right. If you voted democrat you voted for our current situation
Ya choose better or you get worse.
Evolution takes a few iterations, but you have to put in the one day of work every 4 years without getting bored of it.
I will note that we are generally still far enough out that Republicans will have a polling advantage. Which is probably why the top 2 are Rs, theyve been having this weird early surge then slow collapse for their candidates and policy for awhile now within the state. My best guess as to why is because they’ve basically burned down to the most core element within the state and have every incentive to respond to polling so as to try and influence the narrative.
I’d hold off on putting pressure on smaller candidates for at least a month but I also get being worried.
Not an American
How the fuck does a Republican openly run in a democratic primary???
The answer is it isn’t a Democratic primary. Some states have jungle primaries where all candidates of either party run and the top 2 move to the general. California is one such state.
As it should be.
Honestly I agree with one addendum: there needs to be approval voting or at least STAR/RCV for the primary, and this is one of those situations that proves it. That two people who’ll get all of maybe 40% combined (more likely 35%) may advance to the general while those that made up the 60% won’t is absurd and absolutely worse than just having two separate partisan primaries.
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Different states have different rules on who can run in a primary, with some states being very lax and letting anyone who can run no matter party affiliation. Also, in some states, people can vote in any party regardless of party affiliation.
This was done as several states recognized that the two party system didn’t always produce the best candidate. Instead of creating systems allowing for more parties, these states created systems that weakened the power of that state’s or the counties’ political parties.
This is not the answer.
What does this mean? It sounds like you’re saying there are some (other) states where you do have to vote with whatever party you’re affiliated with. But that wouldn’t make sense with anonymous voting or, you know, democracy.
In party primaries, which are used to some states, the election of the party’s candidate in some states is a public election where anyone can vote, even people from other parties. Dove states require you to auto register for that party, but not all of them.
So your party’s candidate gets chosen by everyone, not just members of your party.
So can we all just agree to form a party that simply will not aid and abet America becoming a Fascist state? Pretty easy message to stay firm on.