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Updated Links and Articles on Top Two since 2008

The following articles and studies have appeared on Top Two elections since the 2008 Measure 65 failure as other states experimented with corporate-backed two-party top-two elections.

• American Prospect editor Harold Meyerson says "tried it, dump it" to Top Two
• LA Times points out Top Two's damaging effects on third parties
• Pacific Green Blair Bobier on how Top Two will not serve Oregonians
• Pacific Green Blair Bobier promoting Instant Runoff / Ranked Choice Voting
• First and Second parts of a series on the rise of corporate democrats under the California Top Two
• Seth Masket points out that top two advances the incumbent every time in CA -- no "primarying out".
• CA Green Party Treasurer Candidate on Top Two effect on third parties.
• Timm Herdt, Politics Editor of Ventura County Star, says California’s Top-Two System Should be Repealed
• Former top aide to Schwarzenegger admits Top Two injures independent candidates.
• Daily Kos's Paul Hogarth points out Top Two dysfunction examples and deeply analyzes California elections.
• 538 analyzes Top Two and finds it doesn't reduce polarization, despite claims it does, according to empirical data studies done on WA and CA elections.
• Portland (Maine) Press Herald on how IRV/RCV is better than top two
• Young Libertarian faces Frank Bigelow for 5th Assembly District seat
• Public Policy Institute of California finds turnout is reduced under Top Two's lack of choice