Choice Voting Blog

Following news of both the special election and Schwarzenegger's redistricting proposal, the editorial board of the Sacramento Bee affirmed one of the points underlying Hill and Lesher's Sunday op-ed piece. In an editorial published today about who will run to replace Matsui, they write:

"At the same time, there is a growing groundswell in California against the tendency of both parties to map safe seats and then pick the winners....

"Democracy is best served when voters can choose from a range of candidates, and when front-runners are challenged, in the spirit of competition, to lay out their views and their vision of a better world."