Bonilla and Glazer at times seemed secondary actors in their own play, as spending by independent committees working for the candidates dwarfed the financial resources of the two running for the seat.
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The complaints about Glazer’s efforts to appeal to Republicans and independent voters ignore the changes taking place in California elections with the advent of the top-two primary system, in which the two biggest vote-getters, regardless of party, advance to the runoff.
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The contest between two Democrats was both expensive and acrimonious, with more than $7 million spent by outside groups, in addition to the $2 million spent by the candidates themselves.
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