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I don't think it's that simple. The voters may think that they are making independent decisions, but to a large extent, voters behave in the way that is largely pre-ordained for them. Which is a polite way of saying that the process is somewhat rigged.

What states are first in the primary process? Mostly the Liberal ones.
Why was Bob Dole a nominee? It was his turn.
Why is John McCain the nominee? It's his turn.
At the debates, why didn't Tancredo, Hunter, or Thompson get a lot of questions? No one wants to hear from those guys.
Why was Duncan Hunter excluded from a debate even though he had performed better than Giuliani in primaries? No one wants to hear from him.

So, when the voters go to the polls, who do they support? The big three: McCain, Romney, Huckabee. These were the three that were hand-picked by the MSM and that process was aided and abetted by the Republican Party establishment.

The process is broken. Yeah, I suppose the voters could fight back, but that's truly asking a lot. They're called sheeple for a reason.

"I don't think it's that simple. The voters may think that they are making independent decisions, but to a large extent, voters behave in the way that is largely pre-ordained for them. Which is a polite way of saying that the process is somewhat rigged."

I've been trying to say this for a couple of weeks.

There's more to it, of course ... but you said some basics.

I agree, I think. We should have closed primaries (only for Republicans). Also all the states need to decide whether to award delegates proportionately or winner gats all. I don’t mind the early state primaries/caucuses but I don’t like that they-’re open to non-Republicans.