Editorial: Restoring runoff may loosen extremists’ grip

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Editorial: Restoring runoff may loosen extremists’ grip

When Republicans abolished Florida’s runoff primary in 2002, they eliminated a tool that had produced four beloved Democratic governors. The strategy worked: For that reason and others, Democrats haven’t won a governor’s race since. But it’s Republicans who may yet regret the winner-take-all primary they created. A half-dozen or more right-wing figures could be competing for governor in 2026. That means the Republican nomination could be won wit…