Lieutenant governor, a race for an office that is largely ignored and most people don’t care about, has the potential to make an impact during the June 3 California primary -- If we vote. For over 30 years, only one party (Democratic Party) has won lieutenant governor races (appointments aside) in California. The greater number of registered members of that party -- along with an independent center which leans left -- has created a position which we vote for with zombie-like regularity. Move ov...

Americans Elect as a “party” had a serious case of identity crisis/confusion, at least as seen from an external view point. I have not spoken with Peter Ackerman, Kalil Byrd, or any other member of the “powers that be” within the party to see what their goals, behind closed doors, were. Whatever it was created for, be it to put a centrist candidate on the ballot or to get a Romney-esque Republican another chance if the GOP went more conservative, in the eyes of the real world they were effectiv...