(#6303) June 2nd is California's primary date

      What is happening in California's primary is that only the top 2 can move onto the midterm general election on November 3rd. It seems kind of crazy that with about a 2/3rds majority the democratic party may well be shut out of the general election. That is because there are still too many democrats vying for the governorship. Which dilutes democratic votes and gives republicans a real chance of having their only two remaining candidates left in the race a viable opportunity as the most vote getters come June 2nd. Today is May 6th and for the candidates who don't have enough time to surge anymore they need to drop out today. Then endorse a candidate with a real shot at making the top two in the primary.
     For me I am doing my part. I have my mail in ballot but will hold off until nearer June 2nd to make a choice. Hopefully by then the democratic field will be winnowed down to 2 or 3 candidates. I do not want to waste my vote if a candidate does not have a chance of getting into the top two. What each candidate must ask themselves is if their own personal ambition is greater than losing the governorship of California to a trump loving republican? I suspect that none of them does but they also don't want to give up on their dream. Well all but one of them will lose eventually so getting to that point where they see the best opportunity to drop out really helps the democratic party and we the people by extension should be the greater priority.
     If on the other hand none or just 1 or 2 drop out leaving democrats vulnerable to being shut out then those remaining will pay a price for that. Effectively ending their political careers and tying an albatross around their own necks. What happens if we the people have no democratic candidate on the ballot after June 2nd? What would need to happen is that the California legislature would need to pass a 2/3rds majority bill to allow for a write in candidate in the general election. If that happens then a grassroots effort in the name of one of the democratic candidates needs to begin and then despite 2 republicans being on the ballot the write in candidate will have an excellent opportunity to win the election.