The new primary system in California is complicated. Instead of the June Primary election choosing the nominees for each party it will only be selecting the top two candidates who will then run in the November General Election.
The Ventura County based 25th Congressional District currently has 7 candidates running. 5 of them are Democrats and 2 of them are Republicans. Candidates can choose to state a preference or to list no preference. Republican Linda Parks has not announced what she is going to do.
it is possible that the November election for some positions will only have two candidates from the same party.
Democrat Steve Bennett released huge fundraising numbers to The Star. Tony Strickland also released impressive fundraising numbers. The strong financial support has made both of them frontrunners.
The same article reported that Steve Bennett, Hannah-Beth Jackson, and Fran Pavley all received the endorsement of the Democratic Party for the June election. In the new primary system I don't know exactly how that helps the candidates. Is there a promise of tangible support from the state or local party?
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Congratulations to Steve Bennett and the other candidates for earning the support of their party.
I can't believe the Democratic leadership is jumping out so quickly to support Steve Bennett and Hannah-Beth Jackson without any consideration of the candidacies of David Pollock and Jason Hodge.
Bennett and Jackson are old guard, far left-leaning relics. In this case, the Democrats seem to be playing right into the hands of the Republicans. I see Jackson as completely unelectable. Even Mike Stoker should have an easy time of it against her. And if Bennett goes up against Tony Strickland the results are predictable there too.
With the new open primaries this election, I wouldn't at all be surprised to see Linda Parks bump Bennett out and face Strickland in November.
Among many reasons, the endorsed candidate will get to use the word endorsed next to their name in the voter's pamphlet. Can't hurt.
What were the primary factors in the endorsement process?
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