Primary election. ALL candidates for a given office, regardless of party, appear on a single ballot for the primary.
The top two vote-getters advance to the general election. So if Democrat #1 and #2 have more votes than Republican #1....those two advance, and the Republican is NOT on the ballot in November.
Reasoning? The state says this encourages broader voter participation and can lead to same-party matchups in heavily partisan areas like California.
General Election: A head-to-head runoff between the top two primary finishers. The winner is determined by plurality (most votes), with no runoff if no majority is required.
So for Porter (up until this week)....she figured that it'd be enough votes to spread around....where she would get votes...along with the second place Democrat....to edge out the Republican.
After the disaster of a interview....I'd say Porter lost easily lost 40-percent of her support for the primary. The remaining Democrats? They have to now worry.....if they get into a bad interview.....will they destroy their odds.
This whole game built to only have two Democrats in the November election? Yeah, it's an odd way to build the system.
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Campaigning for California governess, ex-bureaucrat multi-millionaire single mother -- living in tax-payer subsided housing -- Katherine Porter looks like she enjoys a good buffet.
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Apparently, the former The Honorable has something of an 'uppity' malicious streak with her underlings, supporters, and cow-orkers.
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No word yet from her ex-husband, documented target of just some of her ferocious physical violence.
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An aside:
They are not sending their best.
Seems like Cal journalists have been let loose....take Porter down....'Jose' returns from DC to run...'Jose' wins, and leaves his seat to Gov Newsom.
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