This election process stinks - Democratic Underground

quinnox

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Sun Mar-02-08 05:34 PM
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This election process stinks

Caucuses here, primaries there. Half a delegate here, a full delegate there/ a candidate wins the state and loses the delegates. This whole system needs to be overhauled badly. Byzantininan rules and processes in some states, Texas: a primary and a caucus. This is insane.

What a complete mess. If they don't overhaul this system to make it simple I will not even want to pay attention to the next cycle.

I don't care if its a national primary, or what, as long as all the rules are uniform and the states all follow the same process.

No wonder most people don't want to hear about politics. It is designed to repel people.

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Faygo Kid

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Sun Mar-02-08 05:39 PM
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1. Especially when your candidate goes down.

I don't disagree totally, but it will all be over soon, quinnox. This is a better post than some.

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Tierra_y_Libertad

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Sun Mar-02-08 05:42 PM
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2. Too long, too slow, too corrupt, and way too boring.

It's even lost it's entertainment value.

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blonndee

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Sun Mar-02-08 05:42 PM
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3. "It is designed to repel people."

Then why the gigantic turnout? :shrug: If it IS designed to do that, there must be SOMEthing that's making it seem worthwhile to vote for millions of people.

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BuyingThyme

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Sun Mar-02-08 05:43 PM
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4. Dean'll fix it.

If they don't run him out of town first.

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WillyT

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Sun Mar-02-08 05:46 PM
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5. Remember... Many Folks, Including The Political "Experts", Did Not Think This Thing...

would last this long. They thought that the nominee would already be obvious, and therefore all the weird rules wouldn't matter a whole bunch.

I've been voting since 1974 (1976 my first primary in CA), and THIS year is the FIRST time my primary vote even mattered. And still my guy didn't win.

I think a whole bunch of people are gonna be looking anew at future rules for deciding the Democratic nominee. We'll see.

:shrug:

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