In the case of the CA gubernatorial race, original sin is the idiotic
provision we have that allows anyone to vote in any party's
primary--because, of course, NO ONE would dare to use that ability for any
but the highest purpose.
So, naturally, people are free to cross party lines and vote for the weaker
candidate in the other party's primary contest. That's probably what gave us
Simon as the challenger to Davis, rather than Dick Riordon. And Riordon
might be a little vanilla/mainstream, but he 1) would have won handily, and
2) is a capable manager. Had he attained the governership, he might have
been able to undo some of the immense damage "Governor Hair" has done to
this state.
--J
* * *
They already have that alternative on Nevada state ballots. To my
knowledge, "None" has never won a race there.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Georgie Hinklemyer" <samoolives_at_yahoo.com>
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Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 10:32 AM
Subject: [OliveStarlightOrchestra] Voting alternative
> Thanks a lot, you political activists! Now you've got ME started. I
> wrote in to KNX newsradio saying they need to have an editorial
> promoting the idea to vote for a third party or "None of the Above,"
> since no one liked Simon or Davis. They liked the idea and had me
> record it for them! COOL! Now all I have to do is legally change my
> name to None Of The Above...
> -Deb
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