Based upon the current polling average at RealClearPolitics, if the California gubernatorial primary were to be held today, the result would be the funniest thing possible in American politics: a general election featuring two Republican candidates, shutting out the Democrats.

The current average: Steve Hilton (R): 15.5 percent Chad Bianco (R): 15.5 Eric Swalwell (D): 12.5 Katie Porter (D): 10.5 Tom Steyer (D): 8.5 Xavier Becerra (D): 4.5 Antonio Villaraigosa (D): 3.0 Tony Thurmond (D): 2.0 Betty Yee (D): 1.5

Under California's jungle primary system, all the candidates from both parties are thrown into a single primary, and the top two finishers advance to the general election. So, just based on ...

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