Think of it as California's revenge. After years of watching as its financial heavy hitters were bled dry for campaign contributions that were spent elsewhere, the state's politicians have decided to give its voters a say in selecting the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees. And as befits a place that helped give birth to the Goldwater Right, the New Left, the counterculture, environmentalism, modern libertarianism and the tax revolt, California doesn't mind if it throws an already flawed presidential nominating system into chaos. ... -
A Voice for More Voters
Think of it as California's revenge. After years of watching as its financial heavy hitters were bled dry for campaign contributions that were spent elsewhere, the state's politicians have decided to give its voters a say in selecting the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees. And as befits a place that helped give birth to the Goldwater Right, the New Left, the counterculture, environmentalism, modern libertarianism and the tax revolt, California doesn't mind if it throws an already flawed presidential nominating system into chaos. ...-
By E. J. Dionne Jr.