Democratic Primaries

highplainsdem

(48,975 posts) Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:29 PM Feb 2020

MSNBC panel on messy caucus: This is like politics, dealmaking in Senate, more than democracy

They're talking about the dealmaking and horsetrading done to get bills passed.

Which is NOT democracy. Not really representation of voters.

It's politics.

So...the caucuses replaced insiders making deals with average citizens making deals, for whatever reasons.

Apparently just friendship, judging by some of what I've seen on MSNBC, rather than individual preferences.

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

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MSNBC panel on messy caucus: This is like politics, dealmaking in Senate, more than democracy (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 2020 OP

It is bulllshit. People talk about "rigged elections". The caucus discriminates against those that still_one Feb 2020 #1

+1 dalton99a Feb 2020 #2

IKR? dchill Feb 2020 #4

A secret ballot is the foundation on which democracy is built DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2020 #3

still_one

(92,187 posts)

1. It is bulllshit. People talk about "rigged elections". The caucus discriminates against those that

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:36 PM

Feb 2020

have mobility problems, or who cannot take off several hours to appear in person.

In others words, the caucus really doesn't want one vote per person or they would have a primary

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