Two party system? We don't get invited to either.

I pulled this off of CNN.com.

FACT BOX
Gasoline prices in selected cities. Prices are per gallon of regular:
- Los Angeles: $2.12
- Seattle: $1.83
- Washington: $1.72
- Chicago: $1.69
- Philadelphia: $1.66
- Denver: $1.59
- Detroit: $1.58
- Houston: $1.54
- New Orleans: $1.53
- Atlanta: $1.44

It really sucks living in California. We are a politically neutered State - the Democratic party considers us a lock and the Republicans seem to be satisfied to yield the votes. Not long ago, we were given the option of voting for an open primary - this would allow us to vote for any candidate in a primary regardless of party affiliation. Didn't everyone get the picture when both parties pushed hard to strike it down? The threat was that they would simply ignore the California votes. So What? We are ignored now. Big business runs unchecked in California. From our recent electricity fiasco to the ongoing disparity in gasoline prices we are being fleeced.