These authors are wrong on just about every point.
No one has complained about primaries, whether they are “winner takes all” or proportional allocations of delegates. Trump and his supporters complained about “caucuses” in which delegates were assigned to the less popular candidate through a complicated application of “rules” that only a lawyer could love.
In addition, these authors’ complaint about the “celebrity-driven culture” are misguided. If only we knew all of the candidates for all offices as well as we do Trump! Then we wouldn’t have situations where a candidate goes home and campaigns on a fairly conservative, pro-America agenda and then heads back to Washington where he supports and promotes socialist, anti-freedom policies and laws. People are not voting for Trump simply because of celebrity worship—I do not think Justin Bieber or Katy Perry would get even 5% of the vote, despite the fact that these are the two most tweeted celebrities right now, each having tens of millions of followers. People support Trump because they know who he is and judge him capable. I, for one, am looking forward to his leveraging his executive level business experience into the executive requirements of the office of the president.
Last, the authors’ complaint that Trump can afford his own campaign is completely off the mark. Trump, by not taking big money donors, is beholden to no one once he gets into office—well, no one except the ordinary voters who put him there. Can the same be said about any politician who funnels in money from giant special interests—who give the money with the tacit understanding that the politician taking it will support legislation and programs designed to give that interest special advantages and influence that ordinary voters do not have? What about the Clintons and their multi-billion dollar money-laundering operation (aka “foundation”)? Does anyone think for a minute that Hillary will represent the people?
Kudos on your counter points. I laughed, I cried, it was a joy to read. Succinct, yet elaborate enough to destroy the author’s flimsy arguments.
Again, nice post.
>> a complicated application of “rules” that only a lawyer could love.
1. Google “where is my caucus precinct in Colorado”
2. Walk down the street to the neighborhood High School
3. Find the classroom in that High School where your neighborhood caucus precinct is meeting.
4. Raise your hand when they ask “who volunteers to be a delegate”.
5. Write your choice among the volunteers down on a scrap of paper.
If you think that’s too complicated, may that’s because only the dendrites left over from when you “were” a Democrat are still firing.