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David J Harris Jr.California Democrats are trying to rewrite the rules of the Governor’s race. They’ve filed a ballot initiative to scrap the “Top 2” primary system — because the two candidates leading right now are Republicans.The initiative would bring back party-only primaries, where you’d only vote for candidates in your own party.The guy behind it is Steve Maviglio, former communications director for Gov. Gray Davis and a longtime Democratic operative. This isn’t some outsider — it’s a top Democratic insider moving to change the rules mid-game.The irony: the Top 2 system locked Republicans out for 15 years. Now that it’s set to lock Democrats out, they want to change it.