The Parties pick their nominees as they see fit. Primary voting/caucusing is masturbation

The Republican Party chooses their nominee as they see fit. This year however, they got played by an outsider who has threatened to seriously fuck up their shit if the Party tries to muscle him out. It is yet to be determined how this will play out. They will either tear the Party into pieces, or roll the dice and let their horrible hand play out.


The Democratic Party chooses their nominee for the General Election as they wish as well. They can hold votes, caucuses, coin flips, pie eating contests, or whatever they like. It's how our system is set up. This year an outsider has run against the Party's choice. Fortunately for the Party, apparatus are in place to see that the Party gets what the Party wants while maintaining the illusion that the voter gets a choice.

Outsiders to each Party have no input as to how the game is played. It's an elite club that make up our ruling class, and none of us are in it.

This isn't sour grapes but a great reminder of how the Parties play the game of governing.

"But you've got to vote for our side in the General, so the other side doesn't win". I'm beginning to think that there are other apparatus in place to see that the will of the voters has been removed from that equation as well.

So who chooses the winner from the two sides?

If not the voters, who?


(Note: I am not criticizing the Party. It's their party and they choose the participants. Just as the NFL decides who the teams that get to play on Sunday are. Have you ever heard of a walk-on team from outside the NFL getting to play the Packers on Sunday just because the fans wanted to see it?)