They are setup to make sure California doesn't elect republicans. The primaries are all candidates, and the top 2 (or however many depending on the election requirements) move on to the general - regardless of the party. In practice that usually means 2 democrats.
So, in this case, if I understand you correctly, in California, Republicans and Democrats are not kept separated and it is kind of a Battle Royale at the primary level.
And I thought runoff voting was bad...which BTW Minnesota is thinking about switching to because it's been working so well in Alaska (sarc).
They are setup to make sure California doesn't elect republicans. The primaries are all candidates, and the top 2 (or however many depending on the election requirements) move on to the general - regardless of the party. In practice that usually means 2 democrats.
Oh, what an awful spot to be in.
So, in this case, if I understand you correctly, in California, Republicans and Democrats are not kept separated and it is kind of a Battle Royale at the primary level.
And I thought runoff voting was bad...which BTW Minnesota is thinking about switching to because it's been working so well in Alaska (sarc).
hence - jungle primary. Oh yeah - forgot about what you are talking about (actually called ranked-choice voting).
Both of those usually lead to the Democrats winning (or in Alaska the RINOs winning).