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In reply to the discussion: The far right is meeting the far left in Florida, and it's going to be a doozy [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)24. If people really care about who a Democratic or republican candidate should be in an election.....
....they should join the party of the candidate they want to support. It's that simple.
Primaries are essentially exercises in "hiring" a candidate for a party. You don't see Target deciding who should be hired by Walmart, do you? You don't see the Yankees deciding which players should be signed by the Red Sox.
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The far right is meeting the far left in Florida, and it's going to be a doozy [View all]
HAB911
Aug 2018
OP
What evidence do you have for the claim that primary voters are further left/right than average?
Garrett78
Aug 2018
#20
If people really care about who a Democratic or republican candidate should be in an election.....
George II
Aug 2018
#24
Far left? I heard Gillum the other day and his platform sounds like what a majority
rurallib
Aug 2018
#26