I think i would rather allow the representatives who have been elected to choose. I'd have a mass ballot of them and allow the representatives of the Democrat Party to do their jobs. I tend to think that is likely better than the primary system the US has adopted as representatives would be held accountable for whomever they choose.
I think i would rather allow the representatives who have been elected to choose. I'd have a mass ballot of them and allow the representatives of the Democrat Party to do their jobs. I tend to think that is likely better than the primary system the US has adopted as representatives would be held accountable for whomever they choose.
I'm also not sure how democratic the primary system really is given they have a tendency, as with Trump, to enable an extreme plurality in the party to have an outsized section of the vote. This is generally because primaries attract people who are more heavily partisan and 'committed' to their politics. In the UK when parties haven't really whittled down candidates the members may be more represented but the traditional voters of those parties are left behind. I would therefore argue while primaries appear more democratic on the face of it ultimately they are likely to misrepresent how the traditional voters of said party really feel and what kind of candidate they would want.
What do you think of the system in Louisiana state elections? In the first round, everyone running from every party is on the ballot. Everyone can vote, regardless of party registration. If a candidate gets a majority of the votes, they win outright. Otherwise, the top two candidates proceed to round 2. There, whoever gets more votes wins.
I think i would rather allow the representatives who have been elected to choose. I'd have a mass ballot of them and allow the representatives of the Democrat Party to do their jobs. I tend to think that is likely better than the primary system the US has adopted as representatives would be held accountable for whomever they choose.
I'm also not sure how democratic the primary system really is given they have a tendency, as with Trump, to enable an extreme plurality in the party to have an outsized section of the vote. This is generally because primaries attract people who are more heavily partisan and 'committed' to their politics. In the UK when parties haven't really whittled down candidates the members may be more represented but the traditional voters of those parties are left behind. I would therefore argue while primaries appear more democratic on the face of it ultimately they are likely to misrepresent how the traditional voters of said party really feel and what kind of candidate they would want.
What do you think of the system in Louisiana state elections? In the first round, everyone running from every party is on the ballot. Everyone can vote, regardless of party registration. If a candidate gets a majority of the votes, they win outright. Otherwise, the top two candidates proceed to round 2. There, whoever gets more votes wins.