Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by rightbyte on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @05:21PM
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How did the "boot on head" guy run in the primaries? There has to be very little vetting, if any.
Primaries where party members vote seems very much more democratic, than having the party elite decide in some meeting.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by umanwizard on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @06:38PM
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> Primaries where party members vote seems very much more democratic, than having the party elite decide in some meeting.
It only seems that way to you because it's practically impossible for there to be more than two parties with significant representation. If anyone could start a party and gain support, you would have enough parties to choose from that it's much more likely you'd find one who matches your beliefs, regardless of how they choose their candidates.
Probably not, but does it matter? Biden was also not chosen in anything resembling a democratic way. US political primaries are not democratic.
The general population being presented a choice between two options that were selected by two ultra-partisan entrenched entities is not democracy.
To have a system somewhat resembling democracy you would have to either (1) open primaries to everyone regardless of party registration with no control by partisan organizations over who gets nominated or supported (which would mostly defeat the point of having political parties at all) or (2) have a more proportional system where it is meaningfully possible to create new political parties that gain a nonzero share of representation.