Reply #112: Amazingly, the Republicans have the same problem [View All]

[DistressedAmerican]

the only guy on their side I had any respect for as a leader was McCaine. I was still impressed by his attempt at campaign finance reform for a while. Watching him suck up to the monkey in chief this time around assures I will hold him in the lowest regard from here on out.

I do think that the one day primary (or the shortened primary plan we put together) is one way to make it less of a long ugly beat down. Many times the nominee it levt too damaged be the long primary fight to be a good contender against the real guy. That was the plan with the DNC early selection plan this year to avoind such a long bloody fight.

The public financing provision would keep the playing field a bit more level for the little guys (who while they don't ususally survive, often interject important issues into the platform debate). In addition, it would keep them from beating each other's brain's out for the Democratic contributions. All contribution scrounging could go to the BIG show.

The media I find more difficult. Saddly they are just a reflection of what sells. What sells is the short soundbites. People seem attracted to the guy that feeds the snappiest hollow line. Being a liberal, I assume this reflects a lack of national education funding at some level. We are raising generation after generation of short attenetion span voters.