“Both parties”
As if the ‘Rats and RINOs aren’t just two wings of same The Party of Government.
Screw the parties, it serves the American people poorly.
I would make five suggestions:
1. Allow two primary dates (one for mid-March and one for mid-April) for the states. This enormous power held by Iowa is silly for the whole voting process.
2. Limit the primary candidates to three total debates, all in February. This idea of fifteen-odd debates is stupid and doesn’t really change much of anything except giving the media time to pin down one guy for a stupid comment.
3. Arrange for the party convention to occur over a three-day weekend. The idea of making this fascinating and interesting for five days? It just doesn’t happen any more.
4. Forbid any political commentary on the evening of any primary vote. Other than reporting the results....just leave at that, and don’t get into a blame or dumping session.
5. If you ran in the Republican or Democratic primary, and lost....don’t allow the idiot to suddenly get the third-party idea and run later. Either you are a true third-party guy and announce this months ahead of time, or you are some bogus pretender candidate to harm the Republican or Democratic contender.
I thought the media were in charge of nominations???
Go Sarah!!!
We will never get a decent candidate as long as New Hampshire has the first primary.
In my opinion, only about 25% of the delegates should be allocated based on population or electoral votes.
The remaining 75% should be based on, mainly, past history of delivering electoral votes in November with some consideration to giving extra delegates for U.S. Senators, members of the House, makeup of state legislatures and governors and, possibly, the closeness of past elections.
States which have voted lopsidedly for the RAT party in past elections but have also been close, would get extra electoral votes if they managed to enact a congressional district voting system as is done in Maine and Nebraska.
IOW, if the GOP would become as obsessed with allocating delegates to states based on their actual ability to deliver electoral votes in November as the Democrats are in allocating delegate slots to favored minorities and sexual deviants, then we would see more competitive and meaningful national elections.
The civil service unions basically run the government. They can make politicians look good or bad. They can leak or they can cover up, depending on the situation. They are the true third rail.
The big dollars, the political consultants, the political parties have kinked the system so that only a select few insiders decide who can win.
The voters are divided into two equal groups, the self sufficient and the dependent. The self sufficient want good government, and the dependent want generous government. The dependent voters are presently in control.
I strongly favor the electoral college. What I dislike is how some smaller states jump waaaaayyyy out early and the media then takes these small samples to knock out most of the contenders before they have a chance to build an audience.
I’d prefer that no primaries or caucuses be held until April and that there be forums that allow all candidates a chance to make their case to the public. 5-10 minute speeches for each one which much touch upon economic and foreign policy issues but are otherwise free to be about whatever the candidate chooses.
Given Obama’s progress in destroying our country, the RATS are probably very happy with the way things are.
Both parties serve themselves and not one thing else.
We don't need candidates bashing each other in the primaries. They need to present a unified front. Approval voting tends to produce the candidate that most of the people can get behind.
The system is also perfect for electing Judges, sheriffs, etc, when polarizing figures in power threaten the required objectivity of the position.
"One man one vote" is also polarizing because it requires only a simple majority. One half wins and uses its power against the other half.
So do I. They've effectively hijacked our constitutional form of government, and operate much like the feudal oligarchies of old.
I'm simply an American who loves my country and the blueprint it was founded upon. More and more, I'm finding the whole institution of politics to be anathema to my God-given rights, and the precepts and sacred covenants which gave birth to this nation.