Are California Elections a Triumph of Democracy—or a Defeat?
The Golden State Keeps Making It Easier to Vote, and Harder to Understand What to Vote For
It was the best of California elections. It was the worst of California elections.
Consider the paradox, if you will, of this moment of democratic triumph, which is also a moment of democratic defeat.
It has never been easier to vote in California than it is right now.
And it has never been harder to figure out what to vote for.
In one sense, the March elections in California represent the culmination of several years of herculean efforts to extend Californians’ voting rights. Not long ago, California had one of the lowest voter …
