Forget the primaries. Whoever wants to run on the first Tuesday in November can run. Regardless of party or platform. If one candidate fails to get a majority (over 50%), then pick the top three candidates and have another run off elections. Sounds good to me, and it would end the ritual of candidates kowtowing to party extremists in the primary cycle.
2007-02-13 13:31:52 · 8 answers · asked by I'll Take That One! 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Louisiana has that, and it bites.
2007-02-13 13:34:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It would make it virtually impossible for an outsider to compete unless he or she had a HUGE personal fortune. The law now is that if nobody gets a majority of the electoral votes, the House chooses the president with each state getting 1 vote & the Senate chooses the VP. Any change would require a constitutional amendment.
2007-02-13 22:04:00 · answer #2 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm from Arkansas and for state wide elections it's OK, but for national elections, it sucks, we're one of the last ones to have primaries and by the time it gets here, all the candidates , but 2 or 3 are left and we get to vote for what's left, the last3lections, i wanted to support a candidate and they were not on the ticket, when it was time to vote for them
2007-02-13 21:40:10 · answer #3 · answered by DukeofDixie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not the Primaries that need to go, its the caucases... they need to go. He or she who gets the most votes in that state should win by popular decision.
P.S. I'm still in favor of the electoral college system for the national presidential election.
2007-02-13 21:42:31 · answer #4 · answered by V-Starion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the primaries are fine, I just wish they were all held on the same day, so that everyone would have a say in the process.
2007-02-13 21:38:44 · answer #5 · answered by asmith1022_2006 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because without the primaries there would be too many names on the ballot.
2007-02-13 21:35:40 · answer #6 · answered by chole_24 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like the primaries. I think it's better that way.
2007-02-13 21:50:16 · answer #7 · answered by JudiBug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I'd prefer to do away with politicians.
2007-02-13 21:35:36 · answer #8 · answered by Kevin A 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋