Hillary For President

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

And why not? Any legally eligible voter should be able to vote in the primary election for a party of their choosing. One vote to be cast for the candidate they support. Isn't the intent of the primary to whittle down the number of candidates so that we will not have a situation like CA where Schwarzenegger got elected governor?

Is a two party (and no more) enshrined in the constitution?

Effectively. One district one representative is enshrined in the Constitution. So only one wins in each district, no consolation prize for anyone else. First past the post is it.

Big-tent parties will win, narrow-appeal parties will not. The more 'your side' is split up, the more the other side wins. It's going to boil down to two parties, because 'third' parties just can't win enough to survive.

Only systems that offer proportional representation sustain small parties. Have to rewrite the constitution here for that.