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19 Post author: orthonormal 05 November 2012 01:23AM

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Comment author: orthonormal 05 November 2012 05:19:37AM 2 points [-]

That's often true in Congressional elections, where an incumbent or a strong candidate will "clear the field", but it's definitely not the case in local elections. Also, there are often very competitive primaries in places where the general election is a foregone conclusion.

Comment author: CronoDAS 05 November 2012 05:30:12AM 2 points [-]

In my district, every Democratic candidate ran unopposed in the primary election, including for state and county offices. So I didn't bother to vote in it.

Comment author: orthonormal 05 November 2012 03:56:02PM 1 point [-]

Fair enough.