Why NOT to vote Republican

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Originally Posted by Rogar

Plus, he has nice hair, which could be as important as youth.

I wonder if Bernie will expose us to more snarling in a presidential bid.

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I used to have an admittedly crackpot theory that the candidate with the best hair wins, but Trump certainly disproved that one in 2016.

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Originally Posted by rosarugosa

I used to have an admittedly crackpot theory that the candidate with the best hair wins, but Trump certainly disproved that one in 2016.

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I agree that Hillary’s hair was nicer.

I wonder what a truly educated, informed population would look like.

We've can see the opposite in Russia, the international poster child for "I don't care about politics." Man in the street interviews suggest that most citizens there are ignorant, apathetic, scared, or all three. All of a sudden it's hitting them that it's not just ethnic minorities in the East who are being sent to near-certain death or dismemberment.

I, for one, don't want to live in a country where plausible deniability is a national pastime.

Ron DeSantis' hair: Attachment 4862

Plausible deniability .... exactly what is happening... from the "republicans"

Okay----I'm beginning to like what summa those political subdivisions are doing---holding primaries in which ALL the candidates are together on the ballot, and the top two vote-getters are on the ballot for the general election. See? It would still be beneficial to have a significant multi-party system, that fields candidates who promote their platform & personal agenda. As it is, we have a system of fanatic partisanship, with only two brands on the shelf. Not good. See? So, yeah---I have no problem with two dems or two Repubs or two national socialists' or whatever, on the November(runoff) ballot, opposing each other. This I believe would: A) lead to less mindless fanatical partisanship; and B) Restore the concept of representative democracy to this country. Yup. Hope that helps you kids some. And, as always----Attachment 4864

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Originally Posted by littlebittybobby

Okay----I'm beginning to like what summa those political subdivisions are doing---holding primary runoffs in which ALL the candidates are on the ballot, and the top two vote-getters are on the ballot for the general election. See? It would be beneficial to have a significant multi-party system, that fields candidates who promote their platform & personal agenda. As it is, we have a system of fanatic partisanship, with only two brands on the shelf. Not good. See? So, yeah---I have no problem with two dems or two Repubs or two national socialists' or whatever, on the November(runoff) ballot, opposing each other. This I believe would: A) lead to less mindless fanatical partisanship; and B) Restore the concept of representative democracy to this country. Yup. Hope that helps you kids some. And, as always----Attachment 4864

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I think I like the runoff system too, bobby. Sometimes good candidates with crossover appeal are knocked out of straight party-to-party conflicts. I am not entirely sure of consequences of this new voting method, but am keeping an eye on it.

I love the jungle primary system. California has done it for everything but president for a decade or so. In 2018 it resulted in an actual viable competitor for Diane Fienstein for senate instead of a republican who would have had zero chance of winning.

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Originally Posted by jp1

I love the jungle primary system. California has done it for everything but president for a decade or so. In 2018 it resulted in an actual viable competitor for Diane Fienstein for senate instead of a republican who would have had zero chance of winning.

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Yes, in city politics often the strongest candidates are from the same party.

Maybe a different system would have provided a pathway for a political future for Charlie Baker. He's the most popular governor in the US, but he is not running for re-election. Apparently he has no future in the Republican party because he is not Republican enough, or RINO. I like him a lot and I really appreciated his leadership during the worst of the pandemic. He definitely has cross-over appeal for Dems and Independents.