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The Democratic Party is Not Broken

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As I write in my essay "Priority Number One", the Electoral College needs to go away. It oozes red and blue. Even when the winner of the popular vote is the same person who wins the electoral college, it still doesn't accurately represent the will of the people. It does allow the winner to win without a clear majority of the popular vote. It will always be a barrier to Run Off Elections. No so called "third party" candidate will ever receive enough electoral votes to force an instant Electoral College runoff. As California, New York and Connecticut didn't see much if any of Bush in 2000 and 2004, if the Electoral College is banned, whomever attempts to ascend to that throne, if his majesty decides to step down in 2008, will only see states with large populations like California and New York. Moral of the story? The professional politicians in the Democratic and Republican parties don't give a damn about representing those whose votes they perceive as unimportant. It won't be much different. They won't make a point of visiting all 50 states in which all Americans live because they don't care about all Americans.

Progressives should be tired of losing and tired of wondering which Democrats are going to side with The Regime on the next bill to be introduced in Congress. There's got to be a humongous political uprising, peaceful if possible, in order to reclaim The United States of America for its citizens. Trying to make the Democratic Party something it's not is not a way to reclaim the United States of America for its citizens.

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Michael Bonanno is an associate editor for OpEdNews.

He is also a published poet, essayist and musician who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Broken indeed by ardee D. on Thursday, Nov 2, 2006 at 7:15:06 AM
The "Big Tent" is Part of the Problem, Not the Solution by Michael Bonanno on Thursday, Nov 2, 2006 at 10:24:58 AM
well written you "old fart" ;-] by ardee D. on Thursday, Nov 2, 2006 at 6:39:36 PM
Nader- Gotta be kidding by pratliff94 on Saturday, Nov 4, 2006 at 3:16:45 PM
Perhaps on Tralfamagor by ardee D. on Saturday, Nov 4, 2006 at 6:30:42 PM
PS by ardee D. on Saturday, Nov 4, 2006 at 6:38:45 PM
Nader? You Gotta be kidding! by pratliff94 on Saturday, Nov 4, 2006 at 11:53:55 PM
what you are, sadly, is confused by ardee D. on Monday, Nov 6, 2006 at 6:15:49 PM
Ain't A Dime's Worth Of Difference by Michael Bonanno on Saturday, Nov 4, 2006 at 3:39:48 PM
Democrat Party by pratliff94 on Sunday, Nov 5, 2006 at 12:08:33 AM
Its Democratic party by ardee D. on Thursday, Nov 9, 2006 at 7:30:14 AM
Really? by Michael Bonanno on Monday, Nov 6, 2006 at 7:37:23 PM

 
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