I've seen some Kossacks hoping for Francine Busby to have a top position on today's CA-50 ballot. Unfortunately, it is not to be.
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National Journal's Hotline is reporting that Francine Busby was given an unfortunate position on today's CA-50 ballot, and wonders whether it might end up being responsible for a June runoff that might otherwise not have to happen.
It does, indeed, seem to be less than optimal:
Hotline speculates on the effect of this ballot:
Everything will need to go Busby's way (low GOP turnout, successful targeting of potential Dem, disaffected voters) for her to hit 50%, avoiding a runoff. If she falls just short, could it be the ballot that prevented victory?
It's possible that the last-minute spate of Republican negative mail campaigns (mostly targeting other Republican candidates) will depress Republican turnout sufficiently to overcome Busby being buried on the ballot, but such effects are difficult to anticipate.
What say you?