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lostincalifornia

(5,613 posts)
6. No it isn't. The inane jungle primary distorts reality. That was another wonderful gift that Schwarzenegger
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:33 AM
21 hrs ago

pushed when he was governor along with republican Abel Maldonado. It was one of the most stupid things that California did.

I am hoping we can get rid of it, since this last election not only demonstrated the real possibllity that Democrats could have been locked out of the general election because Democrats running would split the vote between, and actually propel republicans into a state-wide office that the majority do not want.

We had over 60 candidates on the ballot running for governor, which not only made the race confusing to voters in finding their candidate on the ballot, but most of thos candidates running for governor know they don't have a chance, and are just doing it as a "joke", or to make an already chaotic situation more chaotic.

The other stupid piece we have for a state our size is a low threshold for a recall. That is how Gray Davis got recalled, and Schwarzenegger beccame governor, along with the stupid celebrities pushing the bullshit how "arnold" was actually a "good choice".

He left our state in tremendous debt, and hurt a lot of people. Jerry Brown suceeded Schwarzenegger, which not only helped the state and take us out of debt, but set us up in a good direction.

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I don't understand the purpose of this "jungle" voting system. Escape 23 hrs ago #1
Nobody "wins" yet MichMan 23 hrs ago #2
Not an expert on CA politics. SamuelAdams 22 hrs ago #3
Why in the world would Californians be voting Republican Dee0909 19 hrs ago #14
Democrats have a lot more votes combined than Hilton. LisaL 18 hrs ago #17
There are plenty of republicans in CA jgmiller 17 hrs ago #18
Anyone who's still voting Republican for any reason after 1/6 and everything else that's happened in the last 10 years Karasu 14 hrs ago #28
Yep. I live in a light blue neighborhood in SoCal, in between the blue west side of the county and the red east county. chia 13 hrs ago #34
There's more Republicans in CA SomedayKindaLove 14 hrs ago #22
To bad the MAGA voters nationwide just done don't move enmasse to only one of the deep red states. cstanleytech 14 hrs ago #26
Well, yeah. Because CA has the most PEOPLE in the country. The actual percentage of registered Republicans to Dems Karasu 14 hrs ago #27
The same may be said about the democrats , in CA. bobalew 13 hrs ago #29
CA has more GOP voters than the next two largest states obamanut2012 14 hrs ago #23
I'm with you! moose65 20 hrs ago #9
It was Schwarzenegger's brain child LeftInTX 19 hrs ago #13
It was Abel Maldonado's baby. Arnie went along to get Maldonado's support for his budget. RockRaven 13 hrs ago #31
It prevents run-offs by keeping the general election to two candidates instead of RockRaven 13 hrs ago #30
"The top two Democrats are splitting about 50%" Polybius 11 hrs ago #36
Californians Proving Mr.Bee 22 hrs ago #4
No it isn't. The inane jungle primary distorts reality. That was another wonderful gift that Schwarzenegger lostincalifornia 21 hrs ago #6
I don't live in California, but I think I would hate this system if I did. ShazzieB 20 hrs ago #10
You and I are on the same page. lostincalifornia 20 hrs ago #11
California inland is red, no surprises there. I am surprised about a couple coastal counties I didn't expect chia 21 hrs ago #7
Like most states, the minute you leave the city it turns red. maxsolomon 16 hrs ago #19
Never Ceases To Amaze Me Mr.Bee 21 hrs ago #8
Wrong -- GOP love them some Steve Hilton obamanut2012 14 hrs ago #24
The good news is... SpankMe 21 hrs ago #5
Betty Yee dropped out but her name was still on the ballot Zorro 19 hrs ago #12
Thank fucking god Chad Bianco won't be on the ballot. Initech 19 hrs ago #15
Thank you. BlueKota 16 hrs ago #20
If Hilton wins the primary I bet the 🍊🐖💩 will endorse him and he will lose biggly in California ! kimbutgar 18 hrs ago #16
He has already endorsd Hilton obamanut2012 14 hrs ago #25
But an in person rally with him would be a disaster. kimbutgar 13 hrs ago #32
The Term Undecided makes it seem Karma13612 15 hrs ago #21
Pretty dumb system (IMHO) Timewas 13 hrs ago #33
There's this. BadgerMom 12 hrs ago #35
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