[exnavy]

We are not electing, we are selecting candidates to run for election. I am amazed at the level of stupid on display in america today. No one has a right to a vote in a primary. Someone please show me where our constitution speaks to this.

[TTFlyer]

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“No one has a right to a vote in a primary. Someone please show me where our constitution speaks to this.”

Okay, genius - Where in the Constitution does it say that Presidential candidates should be selected by a small group of oligarchs? Are we “governed by the consent of the governed” or not?

The fact there has been a plethora of Bushes and Clintons “selected” for office over the last 25 years should scare the living crap out of any American patriot with an IQ greater than that of a tree stump.

[manc]

yea so insane voters lined up for hours to vote only to see their vote ignored by delegates who are paid off, bribed, and influenced.

Must make you feel so proud to see voters having their right to vote denied.

How does it feel to be part of the establishment to deny voters their right to vote, hope you get bribed very well for your effort and B/S

[Tammy8]

The problem is the two main parties and politicians have told us we are voting for the nominee, they still try to tell us that.

They did not mean that of course, we were just told that because if we knew the party was choosing the nominee they wanted we would likely form other parties.

[Jim Noble]

“No one has a right to a vote in a primary. Someone please show me where our constitution speaks to this.”

The Constitution does not even envision elections to choose a President, never mind primaries.

[Ozark Tom]

Show where two parties were authorized by the Constitution to control the election process from bottom to top. The elected members of the two parties constitute a choke point, and wield power over the potential rise of any challenger (3rd Party) to gain standing against the two party hegemony (Old boys club to divvy the spoils).

As apparent when a challenge to threaten both parties is perceived, both parties (sitting president Obama overtly and the RNC covertly) coordinate response and act in harmony against the outsider (Trump). Any challenge from within a party (Chris McDaniel) results in voting reinforcements from the opposite camp supporting the incumbent (Thad Cochran).

Unless you have references from party members in good standing, to join the exclusive club within the party which apportions influential positions, to attain postings with the scope to change party dogma, remains a reformation pipe dream. You only fit their mold if you are a good company man.