Voters tossed him out? I thought he had retired.....his only political loss I can find was when he ran for City Council in Cambridge, which according to every source I can find-- was his only electoral defeat.
Originally Posted by Grace Preston
my bad. it was Tom Foley, not Tip. got the names mixed up.
California is oddball in terms of their Rep elections. She is running against another Dem for the seat-- apparently their primaries advance the top 2 vote getters, regardless of party affiliation. That's why I'm pretty sure she's safe-- she beat him handily the first time around.
Yes, California jungle primary is odder than Louisiana jungle primary. LA has jungle primary, if no one gets 51% of the vote, the top 2 goes into the runoff in the general election. this is different as the top 2 goes into the runoff regardless if a candidate had over 51% of the vote.
I don't think the way they set it up is legal. they should be holding their jungle race in November. LA was forced to hold theirs in November in a lawsuit against the october federal election.
this system actually puts her position at risk. safe district for her, but funny things can happen and bad optics have happened already.