PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to The Democratic People's Republic of Tankiejerk@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days ago"Democracy is when I like the boot!"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down12
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minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoI’ll be honest with you, “there are two candidates and the two party central comittees approved them” sounds only marginally better.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoIndependents are allowed to run without the approval of the party, as are third parties in the US system. Furthermore, the two party ‘central committees’ choose the candidates through primary votes. That’s a pretty vast fucking difference.
I’ll be honest with you, “there are two candidates and the two party central comittees approved them” sounds only marginally better.
Independents are allowed to run without the approval of the party, as are third parties in the US system. Furthermore, the two party ‘central committees’ choose the candidates through primary votes. That’s a pretty vast fucking difference.