Subj : Re: boring stuff...
To   : Dr. What
From : ACMEBBS
Date : Mon May 16 2022 02:42:00

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 AC> Compared to other places I've lived...seems like they go out of their
 AC> way to make voting easy. The only thing I don't like is the closed
 AC> primaries.

 DW> Primaries, in general, are a problem that needs to be solved.

 DW> If you have open primaries, it's too easy for people in the  opposing
 DW> party to vote for the least qualified candidate - effectively causing
 DW> good candidates to be "primaried out".

 DW> The closed primaries are more secure, but if you aren't a registered
 DW> member of the party, you can't vote for any candidates.

The thing about closed primaries is that I wanted to make sure I voted against
the Democratic incumbent which came this way because of redistricting. 

 DW> Here in Michigan, our problem is that the Democrats have a closed
 DW> primary and the Republicans have an open one.  I think you can see the
 DW> problem there.

 DW> It's no wonder that in many elections, my choice is between Tweedle-dee
 DW> and Tweedle-dum.

I certainly can see that. When I lived in Idaho during the 2012
election...actually registered as a Republican so my progressive vote (as much
as I could actually vote that way) wouldn't disappear. You may wonder why I
would do this. If you've been seeing the news lately on how stranger things
have gotten in Idaho...it wouldn't have surprised me if my vote had
isappeared.
.... Computer Hacker wanted. Must have own axe.
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