matt, to switch gears a whole lot. going back to the district you re representing, district 33. voters decided with proposition 13 in 2010 to ensure california would have open primaries, california is not the only state to do this, but it means that all candidates run in the same primary and the top two vote getters advance in the general. what does this mean for your proposed or perhaps maybe your district if you re able to win this election, will it be more costly s-it more moderate, more competitive. what does it mean in this very gerrymandered congress we have. an expensive district to run in because los angeles is an expensive media market. the jury is out how the with top two open primaries will work. my district is a very democratic district. it s a strong chance two democrats could emerge on the june 3rd primary and head to the general election like other districts around california if
political obituary was being written in the wake of the june 3rd primary in which cochran failed to clear 50%. everyone is supposed that it would be a mcdaniel victory. that is because everyone figured tonight s election would be a lower turnout affair. they were wrong on that. the total votes cast so far have already exceeded that amount that is in the june 3rd primary. that cochrane clinging to a 2% lead with 97% of precincts in, 179,000 votes. that is going to be somewhat difficult for mcdaniel to overcome, although this race has proven surprising all the way through. turning now, christina, editor in chief from roll call. robert costello live in mississippi. he is in the chris mcdaniel headquarters. can i go to first, what is the
it, there was an open primary. there s no registration. anybody who didn t vote in the democratic primary could vote. the cochran campaign played the game by the rules. mr. mcdaniel sounded like a soar lose sore loser. they brought more people into the process which is a way you win elections. in terms was african-american gent gentleman maybe he ll vote for the democrat in the fall. it seem what we re saying toward cochran. also cochran ads targeting mcdaniel s stance against anything government including funding for disasters like hurricane katrina. take a listen. chris mcdaniel asked if he would have supported mississippi disaster relief after katrina. his first response. i don t know. that s the same mcdaniel who is promising mississippi voters that i m not going to do anything for you.