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alp227

(31,962 posts)
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 02:03 AM Jun 2014

Brown, Newsom, Harris prevail in California primary

Source: LA Times

Gov. Jerry Brown finished first Tuesday in the California Primary, easily advancing to the general election while Republicans Neel Kashkari and Tim Donnelly battled for the second spot on the November ballot.

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris, both Democrats, also advanced to November. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, another Democrat, also was all but guaranteed to move to the general election.

The election was the first full-scale test of a new primary system aimed at curbing entrenched partisanship in state politics. In contests for statewide office, Congress and the Legislature, candidates who finish first and second — regardless of party — will compete in a November runoff.

The "top-two" system was approved by voters four years ago. Exasperated by chronic gridlock in Sacramento and Washington, voters ignored pleas of the two major parties to keep California's partisan primaries intact.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-brown-election-polls-close-20140603-story.html

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Brown, Newsom, Harris prevail in California primary (Original Post) alp227 Jun 2014 OP
Both Brown and Kitzhaber are running for their fourth terms davidpdx Jun 2014 #1
Brown has no credible opposition. bemildred Jun 2014 #2
Didn't know that, sounds like it will be an easy win davidpdx Jun 2014 #4
I hope GOP wastes lots of Koch money IronLionZion Jun 2014 #3

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
1. Both Brown and Kitzhaber are running for their fourth terms
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 06:49 AM
Jun 2014

in California and Oregon respectively. They will be interesting races.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
2. Brown has no credible opposition.
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 08:30 AM
Jun 2014

He is term-limited out after this one though. I don't know about Oregon. I am glad to be rid of the Republicans here, with their fondness for debt and disfunction.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
4. Didn't know that, sounds like it will be an easy win
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 09:48 PM
Jun 2014

Kitzhaber has a fool running against him who is a state legislator from Southern Oregon (where I grew up). The guy likes to collect urine as a hobby. I was thinking of peeing in a cup and sending it to him.

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