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Re:Only 9% of America Chose Trump and Clinton as the Nominees by rwmj on Monday August 01, 2016 @08:43AM (#12201887)
As I understand it, everyone could choose nominees (assuming you can hold your nose and join one of the two major US parties), so this isn't really interesting news? The only sad bit from my point of view is the number of disenfranchised felons.
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Re:Only 9% of America Chose Trump and Clinton as the Nominees by rm_-rf_slash on Monday August 01, 2016 @08:57AM (#12201971)
Most state primaries are closed, so you have to register for a particular political party within an appropriate timeframe to be eligible to vote for a potential nominee. Both Ivanka and Eric Trump were too late to register as republicans and vote for their father in the New York primary.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04...

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Re:Only 9% of America Chose Trump and Clinton as the Nominees by 0xcde4c3db on Monday August 01, 2016 @08:59AM (#12201986)
In states that have caucuses it can be fairly tough for people working full-time jobs to attend them. I don't think that represents a large share of the popular vote, but it is a barrier to participation that requires more than holding one's nose to overcome.
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Re:Only 9% of America Chose Trump and Clinton as the Nominees by shah_s on Monday August 01, 2016 @09:45AM (#12202294)
That's just an excuse. There is early voting and most, if not all states, legally mandate that a company give time off to employees to go vote.
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Re:Only 9% of America Chose Trump and Clinton as the Nominees by tanderson92 on Monday August 01, 2016 @09:46AM (#12202307)
Many caucuses disallow early voting and require a physical presence.
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