California's Elections Are a Bad Joke
The article discusses concerns about the integrity of California's election system, particularly the jungle primary and mail-in voting rules. Critics argue that these mechanisms favor Democrats and create opportunities for fraud. Governor Newsom's comments about ensuring a Democrat wins further fuel suspicions about the fairness of the electoral process.
- ▪California's jungle primary system is designed to favor Democratic candidates in elections.
- ▪Governor Newsom has indicated there are measures in place to ensure a Democrat wins, even in scenarios with two Republican candidates.
- ▪Mail-in voting rules in California allow ballots to be counted for weeks after the election, raising concerns about election integrity.
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| Canonical URL | https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/06/03/californias-elections-are-a-bad-joke-n3815575 |
| Publication time | Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:56 -0400 |
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California's Elections Are a Bad Joke David Strom 2:00 PM | June 03, 2026 AP Photo/Charles Krupa By now, everybody is familiar with how absurdly stacked the political system is in California. The "jungle primary" system was introduced to almost ensure that the top two candidates who make it onto the general election ballot are Democrats, and a while back, when it looked like two Republicans might achieve that this year, Governor Newsom assured Democrats that there was a "Break Glass in Case of Emergency" contingency to ensure that a Democrat would win the election anyway.
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