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  • Opponents not rushing to spend against 'top two' primary system

    03/11/2010 12:45:55 PM PST · by SmithL · 3 replies · 213+ views
    Sacramento Bee ^ | 3/11/10 | Torey Van Oot
    Critics of Proposition 14 are eager to assail the ballot measure that would change California's primary system as a "backroom deal" that would derail the democratic process.But with less than three months until voters decide whether to abolish party primaries, there is no major campaign to fight the measure, which the Legislature placed on the ballot as part of last year's budget package.It's starting to look like opponents, including the state Democratic and Republican parties, aren't too eager to put their money where their mouths are. "What do I care?" asked California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton, a vocal critic...