GEEZ!!! There are 27 candidates running for Governor here. I'll be voting for Gavin Newsom, but

[still_one]

he is the 26th listed candidate on the ballot, and I sure hope people pay attention who they are voting for

This is getting ridiculous

[RandySF]

1. The ballot is a mess to read.

I'm voting for Gavin in November, but I voted Villaragosa now to shut out the Republicans.

[Tiggeroshii]

3. Yes.

Thatll probably be me too. We dont need another anti union charter school lackey. That being said we need a republican much less. So i will be voting for villairagosa right now.

[still_one]

4. I hear your strategy Randy, but I don't want to take any chances, even in the primary, where

I think with this many candidates anything can happen

[Tiggeroshii]

2. Our strat should be to vote for villairagosa in order to block put the republicans

[still_one]

7. That is what Randy said, but I am not going to do that. I realize it is the top two vote getters

for November, but I want to make sure Newsom is on the ballot in November.

[Tiggeroshii]

11. I meam he is ahead by 50 percent... But i guess polls arent always right

[left-of-center2012]

14. Republicans moving up in race for California...

The poll, released Thursday by the UC Berkeley Institute for Governmental Studies, found Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, continuing to lead the field for governor with 30 percent among likely voters, followed by Republicans John Cox, a San Diego County businessman, at 18 percent, and Travis Allen, an Orange County state assemblyman, at 16 percent.

That’s a change from previous results, which had Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat, in second or third place. Villaraigosa dropped to 9 percent ...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04/26/california-governor-poll-newsom-villaraigosa-cox-allen/

[Tiggeroshii]

32. Ew

Looks like theres gonna be a republican :

[TeamPooka]

24. Voting Newsom but nice try.

[Tiggeroshii]

25. Nice try about what? Newsom needs votes too.

Its not a conspiracy... We just want to keep a republican from getting on the ballot in november to suppress the down ticket congressional races. Okay maybe a little.

[mchill]

30. I live in CA01 with the crazy Trumper Rep Doug LaMalfa

It would really help us to have two Democrats running for Governor in November. LaMalfa is a Trump sycophant besides being just a horrible Rep. The District will be tough for a Dem even though LaMalfa won 59% which seems like little based on recent Special Election outcomes, BUT this is a mostly rural district, uninformed and gun lovers. Don't think it will flip without some help.

Additionally, we have three good Dem candidates and a Green Party candidate, so we might end up with the two Republicans in November. Hopefully that won't happen.

[Raine]

35. I'm voting for Villaragosa

Obama endorsed him, that's good enough for me!

[underthematrix]

5. Yep. We're voting for Gavin too.

[SunSeeker]

22. +2 (me and hubby).

[Mike Nelson]

6. I think the placements...

...might be random? I think he made page 1 in my booklet.

[still_one]

8. They probably are. They sure aren't alphebetical order

[Retrograde]

15. Semi-random

The Secretary of State re-arranges the alphabet for each election cycle, then for Assembly district 1 lists the candidates in that order. The list is cycled for each subsequent Assembly district, so the first candidate becomes the last, etc.

Why? Some studies have shown that the first person listed tends to get more votes, and this system eliminates that bias. It's not bad when there are a handful of candidates, but the statewide campaigns get lots of candidates - probably because we have lot of people.

[Brother Buzz]

33. I assumed the scrambling was done at County Registrar of Voters level

[Merlot]

9. Newsom was endorsed by Gabby Giffords

Much as I'd like to vote strategically in the primary, I can't vote for Viarigosa. Any other 2nd tier prospects?

[still_one]

10. I think this idea of voting strategically is VERY ill advised, and has the potential to cause

unintended results

If Newsom ends up running against a republican, so what, he will win on his own merits, but playing games like this with so many candidates running for Governor, anything can happen.

In fact if enough people play that "strategic game", Newsom just might not make it

[Tiggeroshii]

12. Republicans not having a statewide candidate will hurt them in congressionals

And help us pick up more seats

[still_one]

13. In my view a contributing factor why schwarzenegger got in was too many candidates, and stratigic

games that were being played, along with the recall on the ballot

I also do not think it matters in the legislative races

In fact in those races there are too many Democrats that are running against each other in republican districts, and there is a real probabibility that they will knock each other out

[Retrograde]

16. I like John Chiang

current state Treasurer, and a Democrat.

[BigmanPigman]

17. I just got back from my parents and I saw their ballots

on their table. I was discussing it with my dad and I showed him how there were only 4 GOP candidates running out of all of them. I have a feeling it will be between Feinstein and DeLeon for senator and Newsome and Villaraigosa for governor. Feinstein's TV ads are pushing gun control and she wants universal healthcare and medicare for everyone over 55 but I don't know about DeLeon. So are the two gubernatorial candidates.

[still_one]

19. I am ok with any of your list, though I will be voting for Newsom and Feinstein

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. So people have forgotten or forgiven him for his infidility?

This money/power/sex pattern does not usually stop at once only, as we have been finding out.

[still_one]

20. Newsom had an affair. As far as I am aware he is not accused of sexual harassment. I am voting for

Newsom because I believe he is the most qualified, and I agree where he is on the issues.

Californians will decide

[SunSeeker]

23. It was a consensual affair. I don't see it as evidence of corruption. nt

[still_one]

28. exactly, and it is for us in California to decide

[RandySF]

27. Did we not forgive Bill Clinton?

Even John Kerry admitted to personal flaws.

[TeamPooka]

31. Antonio had an affiar with a reporter while he was Mayor in LA. So that's an even then.

Antonio is advertising that the police chiefs and sheriffs support him.
That's good enough to vote for Newsom as far as I'm concerned.
AV was always anti legal/medical pot and pro-locking people up.

[SunSeeker]

21. Make sure you put 2 stamps if your ballot consists of 3 sheets!

I'm in Orange County and I have a 3 page ballot, which requires 71 cents postage, per the instructions from the Orange County Registrar of Voters.

Your ballot will be returned if it does not have sufficient postage and then you may not have time to re-mail it to comply with the mail-in ballot deadline.

[RandySF]

26. Postage is free in San Francisco. :)

[Retrograde]

34. Postage free in Santa Clara county (n/t)

[Glamrock]

29. Wish I could vote for Newsom....

Dig that guy!