From the Seattle Times:

I respectfully call upon the political parties of Washington to drop their continuing legal challenges to the top-two primary. They should put their time and talent to better use improving our state and developing new leaders for tomorrow, rather than fighting the clear will of the people.

The voters of Washington approved this new system by a landslide margin in 2004, and last March, the highest court in the land, in a ringing 7-2 opinion, set aside objections from the political parties and cleared the way for this popular new system to be used this summer.

The people love it, pure and simple. In my travels across this state and in conversations with our hardworking county auditors, one message comes through loud and clear: Voters are delighted to return to a system that allows maximum independence of thought and choice.

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