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The reason that everyone should not have a chance to vote on every candidate in a primary is precisely because a nominee for the primary is strictly an affair for members of a political party. The Republicans have nothing to say about who is nominated for the Democrats and the Democrats have nothing to say about who is nominated for the Republicans. This is how bad the "two party system" has gotten. We have people unable to distinguish what the primary elections are even about. This is why reforming them with "open primaries" where everyone can vote for any of the candidates in the primary is completely insane. It makes no sense whatsoever. We already have an election following the primary where people can vote for whoever they want outside of the political parties. This is the election following the primary where the whole purpose of the primary election is supposed to be fulfilled and the nominees run for the actual office. It is even possible that there be a candidate in this race who never even showed up in the primaries. There is no legal requirement anywhere in the United States that says a political party must participate in any primary election. Furthermore, it is not even necessary for anyone running for office to belong to a political party at all. This is how ridiculous the notion of an "open primary" is. In the last primary election last June here in California, a proposition passed to run "open primaries". It is a legal absurdity and one wonders how it even made it to the ballot. Quote:
But yes, there is a connection between the political primary system and the "two party system". They are two heads of the same monster that has taken over government throughout the US. Get rid of the two party system. Term limits for all federally elected officials, at least, and criminalize recording party affiliation for purposes of voter registration. It will work.
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The United States of America is for citizens only! Everyone else OUT.
Criminalize asking party affilation for voter registration! End the "two party system"! |
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