Low, sluggish voter turnout so far...

[IcyPeas]

In California's packed race to replace Newsom, Democrats are shrugging at their choices

Democrats have been returning their ballots at a slower pace than normal after a chaotic campaign full of surprises. Unlike recent races for governor, there's been no clear front-runner or political superstar
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About 11% of the state's roughly 23 million voters had voted as of Wednesday night, according to Mitchell's tracker. That includes about 15% of Republicans, 11% of Democrats and 8% of voters registered with no or another party. That breakdown is unusual because Democrats in recent years have tended to vote early while many Republicans wait until Election Day.
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see entire article:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/in-californias-packed-race-to-replace-newsom-democrats-are-shrugging-at-their-choices

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Election roundup: Early turnout sluggish in LA, Newsom mum on gubernatorial favorite

... Voter enthusiasm appears to be lukewarm while the war of words remains fiery on the Los Angeles mayoral campaign trail.
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Newsom has worked with most of the leading Democratic candidates: Xavier Becerra was his attorney general before Becerra was picked to become President Biden’s Health and Human Services secretary.

See entire article:
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/election-roundup-gavin-newsom-karen-bass-spencer-pratt-la-county/3895980/

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[Lovie777]

1. Basically one GQP and many Dems....................

I'll still say 1 & 2 Dems.

[2naSalit]

2. Talking to my...

Sibling who will be casting votes, they said they are waiting until the last minute because they don't want to vote for someone who drops out after they have voted.

If the race weren't so crowded, it would be a different story, they said.

[msongs]

3. open primaries are a disaster when there are too many candidates competing.

[byronius]

4. Our return envelopes were damaged, so we're voting in person.