The Republican establishment also had a good night, including the strong second-place finish for Cox in California. Cox got more of the vote than polls projected after receiving the endorsement of President Trump. Thus, California Republicans will avoid the potential turnout-depressing nightmare of having neither a gubernatorial nor U.S. Senate candidate on the ballot in November.Prediction: CA will give up its "jungle primary" and go back to parties choosing their own candidates. Hat tip to RealClearPolitics for the link.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Yesterday's Primaries
Prognosticator Nate Silver, writing at his 538 website, indicates the GOP didn't do badly on the Super Tuesday primaries which happened yesterday. His main theme: both major parties tended to get their people chosen, when the votes were counted. He writes: