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In reply to the discussion: Who will choose our 2016 nominee? [View all]MineralMan
(146,262 posts)We still have primary elections. I've never missed one in over 40 years. That's because I know that my vote counts even more in primaries. And it's not just about the Presidency. Primaries are where we select candidates for almost all offices. In some cases, where positions are non-partisan, we actually elect people to office in primaries.
I'll never stop pushing the ideal of voting to select our elected officials. That's idealism that actually works. Go to the polls on primary election day and look at the voters who come through the doors. Every last one of them is an idealist. You can be one of those, too, and can help others bring their ideals to the polling place.
I will not give up my idealism, despite my disappointment that so many already have given it up. Never!