If she advances past the Top Two primary, it would be more than a local upset. It would be evidence that something structural has shifted in American politics. It’ll also say something important about California’s nonpartisan primary system.
A majority of California Latino voters say they want to keep the nonpartisan Top Two primary or modify it to advance more than two candidates to the general election. They don't want the state to go back to closed primaries.
The system Republican and Democratic party insiders want to "undo" produced a legislature where women hold 49 percent of seats, people of color hold 55 percent, and Latinos have reached a third of the body for the first time.
With ballots already in voters’ hands, the June 2 primary is testing whether California’s independent-minded electorate understands how much power it has.
Independent and Latino voters can decide the June 2 primary. Most won't show up. A statewide nonpartisan campaign is racing to change that before ballots are due.
A new FairVote report finds RCV cities in California have saved money, increased participation in decisive elections, and elected more women and candidates of color.
You'd think Democrats and MAGA Republicans agree on nothing - but they just quietly teamed up to do one specific thing: shut 7 million California independent voters out of the primary. We're naming names.
