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alc

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9. it gives data to the winner

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2015, 10:47 AM

May 2015

If the winner gets 80% in all primaries, he/she can pretty much say FU to the other 20% Ds and work on the middle/right. If the winner barely squeaks by in all primaries, he/she needs to pay more attention to the Ds and specifically to the policy's of the opponents who came close. So it's important to vote for the candidate/issues you care about in the primaries, not the candidate you think is best for the general.

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My vote probably doesn't matter in the primary [View all] Recursion May 2015 OP

really now? VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #1

My lean right now is towards O'Malley Recursion May 2015 #2

unfortunately HE is to the Right of Barack Obama... VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #6

I agree with the OP in that a president TexasProgresive May 2015 #5

Well, you have an entire year to think about it frazzled May 2015 #3

Fair point (nt) Recursion May 2015 #4

Often it seems our "democracy" is really a Rube-Goldberg machine to insure to smallest group TheKentuckian May 2015 #7

That would be interesting (nt) Recursion May 2015 #8

it gives data to the winner alc May 2015 #9

Congress doesn't decide the primary date for D.C. They have veto power over all D.C. laws and Chathamization May 2015 #10

It passed under the threat of a Congressional overruling Recursion May 2015 #11

Every law in DC has the possibility of Congressional overruling; but that's quite different from Chathamization May 2015 #12

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