Over the years, observers of American politics have noted the
deleterious effects of party polarization in both the national and
state legislatures. Reformers have tried to address this problem by
changing primary election laws. A theory underlies these legal
changes: the reformers tend to believe that 'more open' primary
laws will produce more centrist, moderate, or pragmatic candidates.
The 'top-two' primary, just implemented in California, represents
the future of these antiparty efforts. Nonpartisan Primary Election
Reform examines California's first use of the top-two primary
system in 2012. R. Michael Alvarez and J. Andrew Sinclair evaluate
the primary from a variety of perspectives and using several
different methodologies. Although the first use of this primary
system in California did not immediately reshape the state's
politics, it also did not have many of the deleterious consequences
that some observers had feared. This study provides the foundation
for future studies of state primary systems.
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