In this degenerate presidential primary system of 2008, only the rich get to vote in the first round, viz. via campaign contributions. The massive front loaded primary system means that only candidates who can raise $50-100 million in advance of ANY votes will be able to compete in buying television & radio ad time. After the first few weeks, so many delegates will have been chosen that a high quality, but unknown, candidate will have a huge disadvantage.
In the older system, a good candidate with a small amount of money could compete in Iowa or New Hampshire with volunteers and lots of face time with voters. So voters would have a chance to recognize their qualities. A good showing there would lead to money to compete in the bigger states. Today, the degenerate system means it's simply a TV propaganda race. And the rich get to screen the candidates for us. No surprise, I don't trust their judgment.
In 1980, the old system gave us Ronald Reagan instead of big money raiser John Connelly. What will happen in 2008? The primary system favors propaganda machines. Can the people see through the lies? We'll see.
[yes, my use of "rich" to connote anyone giving $2,300 is a bit off, but you get the point. And yes, I sent in my $2,300 vote a few days ago - more later where. ;-) ]
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Bunkerman the pols are only adapting to the short attention span of the American people. The people are more interested in Paris Hitlon or Anna Nicole Smith or American Idol. You and I wish that the voters would pay more attention to the issues facing us or treat their vote with more importance. But I have met many people that only start paying a couple weeks before the election and base their vote on tv commercials. Sad but true.
P.S. Can you please clarify your definition of 'rich' for me ? I really would like to know if I am 'rich'.
See my post on Tuesday - that's a good topic.
True, Bud re people's interests & attantion span. Sports & tabloids are the modern "bread & circuses". :-(
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