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American Presidential Elections are Too Long
The Liberal Patriot ^

Posted on 09/19/2024 6:30:00 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET

given vested interests in party politics and the media—and all the money to be made selling chaos, mutual loathing, and emotional anger to citizens—nothing much is likely to change.

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To: dforest

Same day primary on august 1st. Allows campaigns to plan and hire campaign staff. The Tuesday after Labor Day is the first day allowed to campaign and ends election night. That’d be perfect!


21 posted on 09/19/2024 7:17:28 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: PeterPrinciple

No, I sound like Trump. Without 365 days of unnecessary election BS from the “media”, his life would have been a hell of a lot easier. Look what just occurred. They took the dumbest politician on the planet from being a total moron to the smartest woman to have ever lived in less than 60 days. Four years of electioneering for President is BS and unneeded. Total BS.


22 posted on 09/19/2024 7:26:38 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If the DNC would spay and neuter their supporters we wouldn't need all these abortions.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer


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23 posted on 09/19/2024 7:28:30 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: PeterPrinciple

*Wow, you sound just like harris and clinton.
Less free speech and more govt will solve the problem.*
Please be advised we need controls on the government so less free speech on our wannabe governors jus might be a good thing.

**A longer election does allow more discussions of the issues. Look how long it has taken for us to change things.**
60 days is plenty of time.

**That would be an unconstitutional limit on free speech.**
Correct. Would eliminating POTUS votes in primaries?


24 posted on 09/19/2024 7:31:54 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: FlingWingFlyer

No, I sound like Trump.


No you don’t. Trump understands it takes a long time to change the culture. You don’t take shortcuts.

Read my post again. You sound exactly like Harris and Clinton. They would support your position in a flash. It has worked so well in the United Kingdom hasn’t it?

Put your thinking cap on.


25 posted on 09/19/2024 7:32:49 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

The current short cycle with Kamala entering late shows that a far left woke candidate can pretend to be moderate for 60-90 days. A longer cycle gives opportunity for exposure.

But a short cycle would be great with weekly 3-hour debates to expose the positions of the candidates.


26 posted on 09/19/2024 7:34:44 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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To: DIRTYSECRET

so less free speech on our wannabe governors jus might be a good thing.


just wow. You really think that?

Less free speech for some. Pretty soon you are the”some”

Our MAGA history is a competition of ideas and free speech in the market place. You would limit this?

Communism, socialism, fascism, all have short election season. So, lets be like them.

As I said, sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between conservatives and liberals.


27 posted on 09/19/2024 7:41:15 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

Voting-it should be done on a Saturday. Seniors, Veterans and the handicapped in wheelchairs would be given an 8-10 hour window to vote one day before. No earlier voting.


28 posted on 09/19/2024 7:42:41 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Please be advised we need controls on the government


Think about that!

We need more govt to control the govt. That will fix things.

How about less govt and more freedom as our founding fathers designed.

Lets compete on ideas instead of limiting ideas. Trump has been at this for long time and is making headway in changing the direction of our country. It has been long and costly for him but that is how it is done.

You great idea just shuts down the voices we need.


29 posted on 09/19/2024 7:46:48 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
Trials and investigations take too long and cost too much

I haven't followed local trials for quite some. Back in the day it was unusual to have a criminal trial last more than a few days. A high profile case may have lasted a week or so. It was very unusual to have one last more than 2 weeks.

30 posted on 09/19/2024 8:08:49 AM PDT by EVO X ( )
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To: FlingWingFlyer
..by just throwing the current president under the bus.

They didn't allow the current president to even take office.

31 posted on 09/19/2024 8:13:15 AM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
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To: frogjerk
..Things that have the well-being of your family and mine as a consequence.

It has been a long time since your well-being was the goal of politics.

32 posted on 09/19/2024 8:16:38 AM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

We need to conduct our elections like they do in France with paper ballots cast on a single day, verification to vote with an official ID, no mail in ballots , no electronic voting and no direct electronic tabulation of initial votes.


33 posted on 09/19/2024 8:38:16 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: HIDEK6
It has been a long time since your well-being was the goal of politics.

I'm talking about your decision and mine being in our well-being - take as long as we can to good decision.

34 posted on 09/19/2024 8:44:41 AM PDT by frogjerk
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To: The Great RJ

**We need to conduct our elections like they do in France with paper ballots cast on a single day, verification to vote with an official ID, no mail in ballots , no electronic voting and no direct electronic tabulation of initial votes.**

If France can do it so can we.


35 posted on 09/19/2024 11:30:21 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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