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> according to every poll Polls are now substitutes for voting booths?
by eric_cc 2y ago
> according to every poll
Polls are now substitutes for voting booths?
- avalys 2y agoPrimary elections are private matters, “nominee of the Democratic Party” is not a political office.
- proc0 2y agoRight, so you don't get to pick your leader.
- avalys 2y agoYou pick your leader in the presidential election. Being a nominee of a major party is not a requirement to get on the presidential ballot.
- Gud 2y agoThis is democracy in name only. There are much better alternatives in existence. Don't defend the current system, build a new one that is more resilient and fairer.
- proc0 2y agoThe problem is that primaries are giving people the illusion of a choice. This country hasn't been a democracy or a republic for many decades yet it's constantly held up as something we are protecting. People decide who the president is as much as an employee of Google or Meta decide who their CEO is.
- jsutton 2y agoDo British citizens get to vote on who each parliament party puts forward as their leader?
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- harimau777 2y agoPeople's opinions changed after the primary. This doesn't have anything to do with voting booths one way or the other.