Comments on: Failed top-two primary measure had most support among independent voters http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/01/22/failed-top-two-primary-measure-had-most-support-among-independent-voters/ Your Inside Track to Arizona Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brent Fine http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/01/22/failed-top-two-primary-measure-had-most-support-among-independent-voters/comment-page-1/#comment-86137 Brent Fine Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:18:42 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=55176#comment-86137 Maybe it's because several laws need to be changed in Arizona to give Independents a chance to win an election. The two parties have rigged the system, making it much more difficult for Independents to get on the ballot, as well as placing them at the bottom of the ballot and receiving less Clean Election funding. I pointed out these disparities in my Nov. 30 Op-Ed in the Capitol Times. In a few years, Independents will be the largest voting bloc in the state and will start competing based on numbers. But for now, the law needs to be changed to ensure everyone has a fair chance of getting elected. It seems like the parties are afraid of competition, particularly when it comes from the growing non-partisan electorate, not the special interests. Maybe it’s because several laws need to be changed in Arizona to give Independents a chance to win an election. The two parties have rigged the system, making it much more difficult for Independents to get on the ballot, as well as placing them at the bottom of the ballot and receiving less Clean Election funding. I pointed out these disparities in my Nov. 30 Op-Ed in the Capitol Times. In a few years, Independents will be the largest voting bloc in the state and will start competing based on numbers. But for now, the law needs to be changed to ensure everyone has a fair chance of getting elected. It seems like the parties are afraid of competition, particularly when it comes from the growing non-partisan electorate, not the special interests.

]]> By: Brent Fine http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/01/22/failed-top-two-primary-measure-had-most-support-among-independent-voters/comment-page-1/#comment-86136 Brent Fine Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:17:17 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=55176#comment-86136 Maybe it's because several laws need to be changed in Arizona to give Independents a chance to win an election. The two parties have rigged the system, making it much more difficult for Independents to get on the ballot, as well as placing them at the bottom of the ballot and receiving less Clean Election funding. I pointed out these disparities in my Nov. 30 Op-Ed in the Capitol Times. In a few years, Independents will be the largest voting bloc in the state and will start competing based on numbers. But for now, the law needs to be changed to ensure everyone has a fair chance of getting elected. It seems like the parties are afraid of competition, particularly when it comes from the grass roots, not the special interests Maybe it’s because several laws need to be changed in Arizona to give Independents a chance to win an election. The two parties have rigged the system, making it much more difficult for Independents to get on the ballot, as well as placing them at the bottom of the ballot and receiving less Clean Election funding. I pointed out these disparities in my Nov. 30 Op-Ed in the Capitol Times. In a few years, Independents will be the largest voting bloc in the state and will start competing based on numbers. But for now, the law needs to be changed to ensure everyone has a fair chance of getting elected. It seems like the parties are afraid of competition, particularly when it comes from the grass roots, not the special interests

]]> By: Donna Gratehouse http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/01/22/failed-top-two-primary-measure-had-most-support-among-independent-voters/comment-page-1/#comment-86131 Donna Gratehouse Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:07:10 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=55176#comment-86131 Still waiting for Johnson or any other Prop 121 supporter to identify the radical ideologue elected Democrats in Arizona. And why are these sore losers and their failed ballot measure getting attention this many weeks after the election? Still waiting for Johnson or any other Prop 121 supporter to identify the radical ideologue elected Democrats in Arizona.

And why are these sore losers and their failed ballot measure getting attention this many weeks after the election?

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