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JoeOtterbein

(7,700 posts)
Tue Feb 4, 2020, 10:07 PM Feb 2020

It would be easy if we Just Count the Vote

No need for complicated ways of coming up with "winners" based on caucus results and the allotted "delegates" at a convention. It would be much more transparent if the states pick their nominees the way we do in the General Election.

Of course this still leaves the chance we will be denied again in General Election because of the archaic, and racist, Electoral College.

But what would be better way for Democrats to show democratic leadership on the General Election than to rid ourselves of caucuses and convention delegates and instead, we Just Count the Vote?

The states could still be allowed to vote on the present schedule, along with the normal primary election procedures for other races in those states.

The winner of each state would be clear and limit the ability for repubs to play dirty tricks.

Then we could use the time and money saved by eliminating the conventions, to beat whatever evil creature the repubs may appoint as their el duce for the election.

Because be it Trump or another evil one, we need to defeat them.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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It would be easy if we Just Count the Vote (Original Post) JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 OP
This is theater. It is the party controlling the narrative. How long is it going to take them CentralMass Feb 2020 #1
 

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)
1. This is theater. It is the party controlling the narrative. How long is it going to take them
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 12:42 AM
Feb 2020

to count and release all of the votes.
This is incident #1 of this primary.

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