I live in AZ and the original idea was that the media would report on the candidates and that would remove the need for a lot of money in the campaigns. Well, what happens is that the media ignores the conservative candidate and there is no way for the conservative to get the message out. That’s what happened with Gov. Janet Incompetano’s re-election when challenged by conservative Len Munsil. Munsil was the better candidate and the media ignored him in the general election. Any money he raised, the state would match it and give it to Napolitano. Absolutely no competition. Clean elections is the the exact opposite of its name and should be brought down for all the reasons including constitutional conflicts. It favors liberal incumbents.
I lived in AZ for many years. I am back in TN now.
AZ had what they needed when I was there. It was prosperous. What killed them was the immigration. Arizona is all grown-up and can figure out their problem. The liberals in AZ are completely wrong and cannot cite a single place where it has worked. They can cite Cali, or Oregon, or Washington. Looks like its total fail.
It encourages vote-splitter candidates like Richard Ma[p]hony, too.