A nice article about how the Democratic Party is panicking over its greatest strength—the unprecedented number of people running for office. Its response has been to aggressively push out great candidates, in favor of wealthy Republican-lite contenders.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/21/us/politics/democrats-house-midterms-california.html …
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The "top two" primary system in California is the perfect excuse to indulge the Democratic Party's insitutional dislike of contested primaries. They feel about primary elections like the Victorians felt about exercise—that it drains and depletes energy not easily recovered.
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So, two points on that. First, as far as I can tell, the anxiety doesn't seem to match the reality. It's a way for people to what-if themselves into a lather. Second, even if you buy the scenario, it's easily handled by pushing people to leave the race in late May, not March.
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Consider also that this article mentions Arkansas, where there is a runoff system, and therefore no conceivable reason to GAME THEORY yourself into a corner
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