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  • dhork@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Gavin Newsom leading JD Vance among young men: Republican pollsterEnglish
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    23 hours ago

    I don’t think I have voted for the eventual winner in the Democratic primary since Obama in 2008. But the current primary process is broken, and only exists to rubber-stamp the establishment candidate. And remember that in 2008, Obama was not the establishment candidate, his win was not expected. If anything, the party has made the primary process even more of a game since then.

    Having said that, though, if Newsom is the primary winner I will hold my nose and vote for him, because he will still be better than any Republican. (And if Trump is still alive by then, we will know that whoever gets the nomination will be in his pocket, anyway).

    I would fix the Democratic Party primary process by doing it all in one month. Four weeks in May or June, 12 to 13 states per week, rotating by region. Fuck all these states who think they are special by having “first in the nation” primaries or caucuses, where the one Podunk town with 13 registered voters gets to be in the news every 4 years. Every state is important.

    Oh, and do it on Saturday. Let the media cover it like it’s fucking March Madness.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Kentucky official reminds residents they can't vote for New York City mayorEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Non-Federal elections do not have a set date, like the Federal election does. Many localities have important elections on the same ballot and the same day – not just to encourage turnout, but to save money. But some plan their elections on different dates throughout the year.

    For instance, where I live we have to vote on the local school budget and school board, and they always have that election in May because the new board and budget needs to be in place for the school year starting in September.