Yup. Bofus.
Her highness, the missus, and I did cast our solemn vote at the electronic altar of elections, in the penultimate week.
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It occurred to me as I filled out the sample ballot, so as to have a crib sheet once I got there (stage fright, you know), that as bland as I felt about the Republican alternatives, the eventual candidate selection is really my own fault. Or maybe "our" own fault.
I'm reasonably happy with the Senate candidate, not so happy with the House-o-Reps guy. The problem is the primary. If you don't like a candidate's performance, the time to spank him is in the primary, not the general.
The sticky bit is this: a preponderance of voters worry about the "electability" of a candidate in the primary -- will our side's big name be able to compete with their side's big name -- and forfeit the opportunity to put up a candidate that actually represents their interests.
And then, unhappy with the performance of their compromise (hey, you voted the name, not the principle), they want to spank their guy in the general election and really forfeit their interests.
It is my belief that if you vote honestly, for the principles rather than the name, chuck this whole "electability" nonsense, handle the issue in the primary, you will eventually get actual representation.
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