California's top-two primary encourages gamesmanship. Democrats try to play the GOP side, either to split the vote or to get a sure loser on the November ballot.
I am now a registered independent ("decline to state") but am probably still on some databases as a high-propensity GOP voter. @GavinNewsom wants such voters to make unelectable @TheRealJohnHCox his November opponent, which is why I got this text. pic.twitter.com/aAEZcioCrj— Jack Pitney (@jpitney) June 4, 2018