and a u.s. senate seat, something experts say should be a dire warning for the party nationwide. well, with us tonight, christina bellantoni. among our political experts on all things west coast. she is assistant managing editor of politics for the los angeles times. and i know journalists love the rule of threes. tter graphics, better ntences, good headlines. we asked you to come up with three areas to discuss, and number one was a question you posed. is tomorrow night going to make history or not? what does that depend on? how will w? so this system was implemented in 2012, and it ma history in 2016 when voters chose, in the primary, the top two vote-getters were democrats. so for the first time ever, you had a statewide contest in the senate race. two democrats faced off. this is even more history-making because it s the first time a governor s race withis. and that s a big deal. who governs california is incredibly important given our