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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

lol, that's exactly how Schwarzenegger ended up governor. The ballot had 135 people on it.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    That had nothing to do with an open primary. There was no primary. All you had to do was pay a fee to get on the ballot. That's why you see multiple Democrats, Republicans, etc. If there had been a primary, it wouldn't have been such a circus, but the recall had different rules than a normal election.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    What I meant is that it functioned similarly to an open primary, but yeah, I see your point. Sorry, it's been 23 years since I saw the ballot until I just found it on wikipedia. What a shitshow that was.

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