California get it right!!!

[applegrove]

California governor’s race poll.

California is a top-two state, meaning the two highest vote-getters in the primary advance to the general election.

That means the general election could feature two GOP, two Dems, or one each. 

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yasharali.bsky.social) 2026-03-18T14:58:53.553Z

[Nictuku]

1. I no longer have faith in polls

I would like to see a bunch of the democratic folks drop out so the vote is not so split. I wouldn't be shocked if some of those are funded by republicans.

[Initech]

9. The fact that Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco have any voters at all is scary.

Chad Bianco is a racist psycho Trump ass kisser, and Steve Hilton is a Trump ass kissing Fox News correspondent. Neither one should be in charge of anything, let alone the 5th largest economy in the world.

[lame54]

2. Who the hell made that stupid rule

[haele]

6. Third party groups (and Republicans) got the proposition passed...

The type that think that Primaries unfairly benefit the Democrats or Republicans and depress the independent voter.

The "thinking" among radicals is that a "Jungle Primary" going to the top two would prove how left or right wing individualist California really might be by encouraging enough otherwise uninterested or dissatisfied main party voters to turn to an ernest candidate the Green Party, or American Independent Party, or any number of radical "grass rooters" might make top two on the ballot instead of the plethora of Business aligned Democrats and Republican career politicians that normally fill up the ballot.

And then, of course, there were the contrarians that thought it would be fun. And the GOP which had been so used to running things thought that most Democrats were too stupid or radical they would split up a Democratic block and vote third party, reducing the possibility that progressives could overcome the 1/3 Republican population.

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. Half a dozen selfish saboteurs need to drop out

Starting with the tech bro backed mayor of San Jose, Matt Mahan.

[W_HAMILTON]

4. And which two do you support staying in?

[Fiendish Thingy]

7. Swallwell and Porter. Nt

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

12. It's too late I believe

I read the deadline to withdraw has passed. They could quit campaigning and throw their support for someone else, but they are still going to stay on the ballot and can still get votes.

[chia]

5. Everyone except Eric Swalwell needs to drop out.

Edited to add: I am a California voter.

[Initech]

10. Agreed. Fuck Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco.