Democratic Primaries

stopbush

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34. You don't understand political parties or the primary process.

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:00 PM

Mar 2020

All you are doing when you vote in a primary is to express your preference for a candidate. The political parties set the rules for how they pick their candidates (see California v Jones). It’s entirely within their power and their rights to reject the preferences of primary voters and select their own candidate. Hubert Humphrey didn’t run in a single primary but he was elected as the nominee for POTUS on the Dem ticket at the 1968 convention, even though 80% of the primary votes went to anti-war candidates.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Shorten the primary process, and let every voter actually cast a meaningful vote. [View all] guillaumeb Mar 2020 OP

Now all you need to do is convince 50+ states and territories to go along with it. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #1

Would have to agree. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #2

Or have them all the same day. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #4

But as you indicated... get all 50 states and territories to buy in LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #6

Yep. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #8

The voters would decide. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #15

No, the voters wouldn't decide. The voters in a few states would. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #21

As opposed to ignoring all of the states that vote after Super Tuesday? guillaumeb Mar 2020 #24

Same thing. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #33

Not if the process balances the voters to allow for more participation, and earlier. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #14

I agree there's a problem with our system PJMcK Mar 2020 #3

I just recommended your excellent post. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #16

Well, thank you PJMcK Mar 2020 #23

No. I would rather listen to a chainsaw running. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #26

The other problem is that if everyone got to vote, ProfessorPlum Mar 2020 #5

Or maybe voters voted. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #9

I disagree, in part. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #17

Strongly disagree - rule by emotion cripples judgment bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #7

Most countries have a much shorter process. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #18

If that were the case customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #10

For the millionth time...NO brooklynite Mar 2020 #11

This process effectively disenfranchises millions of voters. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #19

You're not "enfranchised" to begin with Codeine Mar 2020 #20

All who vote can be. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #25

Your solution doesn't solve the problem. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #22

Would never fly Demguy81 Mar 2020 #12

I agree with this 100% mcar Mar 2020 #13

One country , one voting day. Blues Heron Mar 2020 #27

We're not electing anyone in the primaries. stopbush Mar 2020 #29

oh i thought we were. lol are u for real? Blues Heron Mar 2020 #32

You don't understand political parties or the primary process. stopbush Mar 2020 #34

That would also work. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #30

Nope. That would make things worse. stopbush Mar 2020 #28

It would accelerate the process. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #31

Oh so now we need to change everything for Sanders...wont happen. Elections are state Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #35

No, we need to do it so every voter can vote, instead of many voters this year having guillaumeb Mar 2020 #37

Two rounds of primary voting. Yavin4 Mar 2020 #36

That is an interesting suggestion. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #38

How about 3 weeks of voting marlakay Mar 2020 #39

That might work as well. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #40