Re: The Tragedy of the Obama Administration

> Sorry but isn’t this a sour grapes thing?

No, not really.  I never expected any of my choices to win from the get go.

> What difference is there between a person individually selecting r as
> opposed to
> making a single for all choice?

It inflates the numbers of the incumbent party in smaller local elections.
 Most people don't take the time to even know who is running for Sheriff
and Appellate Judge and County Commissioner etc.  and most would not have
voted in that election.  But the EZ choice of checking one box and your
ballot is complete allows large numbers of people who are ignorant of a
specific election to cast vote in one party's favor when they wouldn't
have otherwise done so.

** I think you are exaggerating the effect.  Most people vote party line anyway,
the effective difference is null.


It allows the popular party a way to take advantage of the votes of
ignorant and lazy voters.  It injects a vote for "party" which in small
elections overwhelms the vote for "individual".

**the big two already count on the ignorant and lazy voting party line.

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