goferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agoFearing GOP upset, top California Democrat urges lagging candidates for governor to drop out of raceapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down12
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkFearing GOP upset, top California Democrat urges lagging candidates for governor to drop out of raceapnews.comgoferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoThat’s the problem, there are only 2 Republicans running vs. 9 Democrats. Split 9 ways, there’s no way for a Democrat to make the top 2. The solution is party primaries, one for the Democrats, one for the Republicans, I don’t know who decided on this single primary bullshit.
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI’m confused. Aren’t primaries usually per party? Pick the strongest party candidate and then those two run in the general. Is this some sort of weird open primary?
That’s the problem, there are only 2 Republicans running vs. 9 Democrats.
Split 9 ways, there’s no way for a Democrat to make the top 2.
The solution is party primaries, one for the Democrats, one for the Republicans, I don’t know who decided on this single primary bullshit.
I’m confused. Aren’t primaries usually per party? Pick the strongest party candidate and then those two run in the general. Is this some sort of weird open primary?
Sounds like a California thing!