"How many Democrats are too many? In the race for California governor, so many Democratic candidates have crowded into the contest that party insiders have become fearful of a historic calamity in the making. It's become mathematically possible that Democrats divide their vote so much that two Republicans advance from the June primary to the general election. It's the parlor game in Sacramento right now could this happen? Democratic consultant Paul Mitchell said."
"The uncertainty in the outcome stems from the state's unpredictable top two primary system. All candidates appear on a single ballot but only the two top finishers advance to the November general election, regardless of party. It's the first time since voters approved that system more than a decade ago that there's been a governor's race with no clear frontrunner, helping feed a Why not me? mentality among the large number of Democrats flooding into the contest."
California uses a top-two primary where all candidates share a single ballot and only the highest two finishers advance to the general election. The current governor's race lacks a clear frontrunner and has attracted an unusually large number of Democratic candidates, increasing the chance of Democratic vote splitting. Party insiders and some campaigns warn that the dispersed Democratic field could allow two Republicans to claim the top primary spots, producing a November ballot without any Democrat. Such an outcome would be a major political shock in a state that has not elected a GOP statewide official in two decades.
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