Posted on 02/19/2020 7:20:42 AM PST by maggief
The Washington Post is taking criticism for an op-ed published Tuesday by Marquette University political science professor Julia Azari, titled: Its time to give the elites a bigger say in choosing the president.
Citing the rocky start to the Democratic Partys presidential primary, Azari suggests that the process of choosing the nominee be taken from the people and returned to the politicians:
The current process is clearly flawed, but what would be better? A better primary system would empower elites to bargain and make decisions, instructed by voters.
One lesson from the 2020 and 2016 election cycles is that a lot of candidates, many of whom are highly qualified and attract substantial followings, will inevitably enter the race. The system as it works now with a long informal primary, lots of attention to early contests and sequential primary season that unfolds over several months is great at testing candidates to see whether they have the skills to run for president. What its not great at is choosing among the many candidates who clear that bar, or bringing their different ideological factions together, or reconciling competing priorities. A process in which intermediate representatives elected delegates who understand the priorities of their constituents can bargain without being bound to specific candidates might actually produce nominees that better reflect what voters want.
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This is how they do it in China.
. And all seniors who paid all of taxes all of their lives....
Hey, I resemble that comment too! Still paying, though not as much. Proud to say I never worked for any level of government or took a single cent ever from them. Good sign, yours.
Hi.
The “elites” wanted Cankles for president. Methinks we should shoot the “elites.”
Just sayin
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The op ed from WAPO is written by somebody who should be shamed right out of this country.
This is how China gets their president and would be the fastest track to a one party system.
Its Communism.
This makes me sick!
No representation without taxation.
Preference primaries are way more subjective than hanging chads.
So...taking the votes away from the voters will more efficiently produce the results the voters want?
Talk about circular reasoning.
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