Over the years, observers of American politics have noted the deleterious effects of party polarization in both the national and state legislatures. Reformers have tried to address this problem by changing primary election laws. A theory underlies these legal changes: the reformers tend to believe that more open primary laws will produce more centrist, moderate, or pragmatic candidates. The top-two primary, just implemented in California, represents the future of these antiparty efforts. Mitigating Mischief examines California's first use of the top-two primary system in 2012. R. Michael...
Over the years, observers of American politics have noted the deleterious effects of party polarization in both the national and state legislatures. R...
