[GCFL-discuss] 35 years?

[Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List]

I don't fully agree with Jeanene on the choices we have, but I agree on
the method, or lack of method. Looking at the Democratic side, I believe
a lot of voters who stayed home or voted for Clinton would have preferred
Edwards to either her or Obama, and they would have had a voice in the
final outcome (even if Edwards were not the nominee) if he had stayed in
the race, and collected a proportional share of delegates. On the
Republican side, McCain was left standing because viable candidates who
happened to lose here and there all pulled out, although probably a
majority of Republicans don't want him, they just didn't agree between
Giuliani, Romney, Huckabee, etc. And they shouldn't have to this early.

(I also thought the 2000 race was too close to let either candidate be
president. Like Jeanene says now, throw them both out and run it again.
Or let Tipper Gore and Laura Bush flip a coin, one becoming prez and the
other vice. Or in October 2004, could we dump Kerry please, and try
Edwards after all? I talked to a lot of southerners in 2005 who would
have voted for him, but did vote for GWB.)

I would like to see a nationwide order-of-preference ballot, without
regard to party. I could then have turned in a ballot saying (1) Edwards,
(2) Obama, (3) might-have-been-Huckabee, (4) either Dennis Kucinick or
Ron Paul, etc. etc. etc.

Someone of different views might have turned in (1) Fred Thompson, (2)
Giuliani, (3) Ron Paul, (4) Edwards, (5) Romney. Then everyone's vote can
be recounted until it reaches the place where it does the most good.

Also, the people we really want, who often don't run, would have a better
change, because arguments about "wasted votes" would not apply. Maybe
Jeanene wants Newt Gingrich. Maybe I want Harold Ford.

Siarlys

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:38:18 -0700 "Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies
List" <gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> writes:
Could we throw the current ones out and start all over again?  I don't
like the 3 choices I see.  There has to be a better way...  I mean, we
are 7+ months away from the election, and we are already unhappy with the
only three choices we have.  How American is that?  It's NOT.
Jeanene
 
----- Original Message -----

i don't like any of the candidates.
i voted for hilary in the primary as in "better the devil you know ...."
and will probably vote mccain in  november.
 
greenBubble
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