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California’s Prop 14: Power to the People — or to the Party Bosses?
California Dems (including the school employees union) are toying with the ballot language on Proposition 14, the “Top Two” open primary referendum that will be on the ballot for a vote in June. Prop 14 has broad support among California voters, especially independents (“decline to state”) who are allowed to vote in primaries at the whim of the party clubhouses. At issue is whether the political parties or the people have the power.
CALIFORNIA PROP 14
And, Arizona Repubs want to close their primaries to keep independent voters out:
What do independents think? Suggested reading:
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One Response to “California’s Prop 14: Power to the People — or to the Party Bosses?”
Prop 14 looks like a push to make California a one party state faster than the demographic changes were going to cause anyway.
My guess is that is Prop 14 is pass that there will so few competative elections in the primaries that people will begin to question the point of having elections.
People should ask how independents will be relevant is most elections are pointless exercises in approving the one dominant candidate.