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Old 01-26-2010, 10:49 AM
Kathy63 Kathy63 is offline
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Why not opt out of the primaries altogether and run the election internally? Why does the state government have to run the primary for the Independent Party or any party at all?
Resources for one thing.
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Old 01-26-2010, 12:34 PM
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Resources for one thing.
Do you mean that political parties don't have the resources to run their own elections? That doesn't work. The government hasn't always run primary elections.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_elections

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A primary election (nominating primary), also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the following general election. Primaries are common in the United States, where their origins are traced to the progressive movement. There, primary elections are conducted by government on behalf of the parties. Elsewhere in the world, the nomination of candidates is usually the responsibility of the political party organizations themselves and does not involve the general public.

Besides primaries, other ways that parties may select candidates include caucuses, conventions, and nomination meetings. Historically, Canadian political parties chose their candidates in party meetings in each constituency. Canadian party leaders are elected at leadership conventions, although some parties have abandoned this practice in favour of one member, one vote systems.
It is not even necessary that a political party run an election to determine who their nominee is. This is strictly the internal concern of that political party. Political parties are private organizations and have no lawful oversight from government anywhere.
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Old 02-03-2010, 09:20 PM
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I believe it to be a waste of my time, money and energy to support a completely unqualified candidate who will not get more than 3% of the vote, and therefore will not even have an impact on the debate.

The only way she is going to get 3% is if a lot of people go to the polls drunk and mark the wrong circle, thinking they are ordering a "Cheap Night and an Ale
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