Re: Voting alternative

From: mayhem <meurtre_at_earthlink.net_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 14:55:09 -0800

I could live with that--as long as those who have chosen a party confine
themselves to voting for that party's candidate.

--J

> Personally, I think only registered Nonpartisan/Decline to State voters,
> such as Yours Truly, should be allowed this option. It is a good way of
> allowing primary candidates to reach out to us nonaligned types, while
> preventing the sort of mischief that completely open primaries create.
>
>
>> In the case of the CA gubernatorial race, original sin is the idiotic
>> provision we have that allows anyone to vote in any party's
>> primary--because, of course, NO ONE would dare to use that ability for any
>> but the highest purpose.
>>
>> So, naturally, people are free to cross party lines and vote for the
>> weaker
>> candidate in the other party's primary contest. That's probably what gave
>> us
>> Simon as the challenger to Davis, rather than Dick Riordon. And Riordon
>> might be a little vanilla/mainstream, but he 1) would have won handily,
>> and
>> 2) is a capable manager. Had he attained the governership, he might have
>> been able to undo some of the immense damage "Governor Hair" has done to
>> this state.
>>
>> --J
>>
>> * * *
>>
>> They already have that alternative on Nevada state ballots. To my
>> knowledge, "None" has never won a race there.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Georgie Hinklemyer" <samoolives_at_yahoo.com>
>> To: <OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 10:32 AM
>> Subject: [OliveStarlightOrchestra] Voting alternative
>>
>>
>>> Thanks a lot, you political activists! Now you've got ME started. I
>>> wrote in to KNX newsradio saying they need to have an editorial
>>> promoting the idea to vote for a third party or "None of the Above,"
>>> since no one liked Simon or Davis. They liked the idea and had me
>>> record it for them! COOL! Now all I have to do is legally change my
>>> name to None Of The Above...
>>> -Deb
>>>
>>>
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