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<DIV>In most states, you only get to vote in one party primary or the other. The
theory is, you can choose which party you want to be a part of, but the primary
is for members of a political party to decide who they want their party to
nominate for consideration by the general electorate, which in theory is a bunch
of other people. Primaries are better than ward heelers and party bosses picking
candidates in smoke-filled rooms, then telling the rest of us "pick dis or dat."
However, now that we use primaries and almost everyone has an opinon, I believe
we should shift to a system where everyone runs in one big primary, anyone who
is a bona fide member of any party can put that party label next to their name
if they want, and the top two, three, or four candidates run in a final -- which
really should be an order-of-preference ballot. Like, I can list Edwards #1, but
if he gets the fewest #1 votes, my vote is transferred to Obama, and if he comes
in last in the next round, it gets transferred to Huckabee, so my vote can help
make sure that the winner is NOT Giuliani or Romney.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeanene, my unsolicited advice is to flip a coin: heads, vote for Obama,
tails, vote for Edwards, if it lands on edge and doesn't tip, vote for
Romney.</DIV>
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<DIV>Siarlys</DIV>
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<DIV>On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:45:57 -0800 "Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies
List" <<A href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net">gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</A>>
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<DIV>I hear you on that one Jeanene. But I'm not sure anyone cares what
Washington people have to say. I think I'm fairly secure in my Democratic
vote, but for Republican... no clue at all. Or do we get to vote both sides?
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<DIV>~Lance<BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 1/24/08, <B class=gmail_sendername>Discussion
of the Good, Clean Funnies List</B> <<A
href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net">gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</A>>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Candara size=4>Guess what came in the mail
today?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Candara size=4>A sample ballot for the
Presidential Primary on February 5th. How has the primary already
arrived?!? I need it to be later in the year. I haven't read
enough or had enough discussions to be able to make so critical
a decision! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Candara size=4>I am panicked!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Candara
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