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re: The main reason I love Trump more today than a few weeks ago
Posted on 2/22/17 at 3:07 pm to cas4t
Posted on 2/22/17 at 3:07 pm to cas4t
You will get no argument from me that the existing party system and in particular the way nominees are chosen is an utter disaster.
A centrist candidate can't win the presidency because they can't get nominated. In order to win a primary, you've got to attract the dedicated party hardcores that vote in the primaries.
Binding primaries have only existed since the late 1960s/early 1970s and I don't think it is accidental at all that the nominees for both parties have become more and more polarizing as we get further away from that change.
A centrist candidate can't win the presidency because they can't get nominated. In order to win a primary, you've got to attract the dedicated party hardcores that vote in the primaries.
Binding primaries have only existed since the late 1960s/early 1970s and I don't think it is accidental at all that the nominees for both parties have become more and more polarizing as we get further away from that change.
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Posted on 2/22/17 at 4:07 pm to JustGetItRight
Plus, something like 25 states or so have it written into state law that the electors are bound to the popular vote. Many of these are states with hella rural areas. I think Alabama is in there actually 
This post was edited on 2/22/17 at 4:26 pm
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