Letters to the Editor
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Ditching or not?
Renegade iconoclast wrote:
So... let me get this straight. Since proportional representation is only a rough tabulation, it's better to just ditch it altogether in favor of something far less accurate?
Nooooooooo......... Ditch it for something absolutely binary (1 or 0, win all or get nada) like winner take all. No halfsies or quartsies, or thirdsies muddying up the waters in the interest of this ....errr... "fairness". Whoever wins 'X' state takes ALL X's delegates, no sharing.
Not "democratic", well....last time I checked this was how the Ds tabulated their primaries in the 60s, and 70s. Why not go back to the old standard?
Also, last I checked that's how the November election will unfold. There won't be any splitting of electoral votes by "proportion" or rough proportion. It'll be winner-take -all so better get used to it earlier than later.
Re: my lingo, yes, I apologize to all for getting carried away- happens each political season and even wifey (an affirmed Obie supporter) has taken me to task for becoming "politically obsessed".
As for Peace Corps, and laying the guilt trip on you - that was a knee-jerk reaction to you calling me a "Hillary shill" or worse, a reep. Or freep. I wanted you to know up front I have Dem bona fides that probably predated your birth, and I also served them via action, not merely writing on a blog or forum.
Anyway, I vow not to let myself get ballistic henceforth.
Obie is a good guy, and if he is the last man (candidate) standing, so be it. I will vote for him.
I would hope that all Obie supporters are also sensible enough to do that for HRC if she is the last candidate standing - even if her winning means getting the super vote behind her.