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Arthur_Frain

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4. Elections are basically popularity contests, so what can you expect?

Reply to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2019, 08:05 PM

Oct 2019

Name recognition. Uninformed people picking a name they recognize. How do you fix an apathetic electorate who only care about the salacious shit they read about on social media?

Love to have Madison rewrite the federalist today.

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We have a problem [View all] I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2019 OP

I think that's what elections are *SUPPOSED* to do... uriel1972 Oct 2019 #1

Screen all candidates of both parties mainstreetonce Oct 2019 #2

the Rep8bs aren't going to screen themselves out of existence uriel1972 Oct 2019 #3

Elections are basically popularity contests, so what can you expect? Arthur_Frain Oct 2019 #4

When are we going to require that candidates pass a U.S. Constitution test? YOHABLO Oct 2019 #5

+1 2naSalit Oct 2019 #6

This crickets Oct 2019 #8

Not gonna happen. Shrike47 Oct 2019 #7