Commentary
The ouster this week of progressive San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is making news in conservative media, but looking beyond this headline, there is little good for Republicans coming out of California’s primaries.
This is supposed to be the year of the “red wave,” as things could not be better aligned for Republicans. High inflation, high crime, high gas prices, an overseas disaster, and a weak and unpopular president. But the hope that this may lead to real change in California should be diminished by the primary results.
California’s primary structure provides a real preview of the general election in November. Most states have separate Republican and Democrat primaries, where candidates compete only against those from their own party. California has an “open primary,” where candidates from all parties compete in the same primary, with the top two vote getters moving on to the general election….