Bryon Daly wrote:
>
> On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:05:41 -0700 (PDT), Damon Agretto
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Why can't we find better people to run the country?
> >
> > We CAN...it's just that they don't get nominated. I
> > might've thought very long and hard about who to
> > actually vote for in the last election if McCain had
> > won the nomination. Hindsight being 20/20, I probably
> > would have gone for him instead of Gore.
> >
> > There are plenty of people that would make excellent
> > presidents. However we have to rely on the Democrats &
> > Republicans to actually NOMINATE them before we can
> > vote for them...
>
> So what if there was a "none of the above" checkbox on the
> presidential ballots? I've heard this rejected as "fundamentally
> non-serious", but it seems to me that it'd possibly be a way to send a
> message to the parties to provide better candidates.
In the Republican primary here, there were 2 options for nominee for
president: George W Bush and Undecided. At least there was an option
offered for those who didn't want to nominate Bush for re-election....
Julia
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