US presidential election is dominated by two biggest political parties (Democratic party and Republican party), thereby indirectly restrict other political parties or independent candidates to win. In other words, the voters has no real choice or no freedom of choice to elect president. "One country two biggest political parties" architecture precisely makes presidential election unfair and unjust. We oppose to big enterprise to monopolize the market, why we do not oppose to the "one country two biggest political parties" to monopolize president election? Why we do not oppose to the election mode of "one country two biggest political parties"?
US president candidates are "screened" through presidential primary elections and caucuses held in each state, and the presidential nominating conventions held by each political party. "Screening" to the end, only two candidates (Democratic and Republican) are allowed to be elected by "one person one vote". In other words, US voters have no real choice or no freedom of choice to elect their own liked candidates for US president.
US voters elect presidential electors in "electoral college". The electors then votes for president. The "electoral votes", but not "one person one vote", decides who is the US president. Otherwise, George Bush would not have won. US presidential election has fair and equitable participation right, but do not have “one person one vote” right of electing president.
Is United States presidential election false universal suffrage?
2016-01-16 10:40 am
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2016-01-17 5:53 am
What you don't seem to know is that the presidential election was never intended to simply be popular vote. The president is supposed to be an election by the states. There is a popular vote for president is on the state level. The electoral college delegates are representatives of the will of the people of those states.
2016-01-16 10:54 am
It's more to do with a lazy electorate. We have a tradition of 2 parties going back to the founding. There is no legal or Constitutional reason for us to have only 2 parties. We can have as many as we want, but the two that are in power now have managed to adjust with the times, absorb one issue parties, and survive for over a century. They will eventually be replace, if either party tries to refuse to change with the times it will die out. Look at the Republican party, they are so desperate to turn the clock back, they are now struggling to win nationally. They have to resort to dirty tricks and gerrymandering. Even that won't be enough soon.
As for candidates, the voters are to blame for the stunning lack of abilty and depth in the politcal candidates. We no longer demand compence or knowledge. We elect canddiates because of emotional appeal. We elect them because we want to have a beer with them. We don't elect them becasue they are the best for the job. The people who are the best for the job can explain the problem and outline solutions. The people have the attention span of a gold fish and want applause lines that fit on bumper stickers so they can applaud like trained seals. Deep thinkers are above their heads. So in short, the problems we have with our politics and politicians are the fault of the voters. When and if we demand better we will get it. Till then, we get what we deserve.
As for candidates, the voters are to blame for the stunning lack of abilty and depth in the politcal candidates. We no longer demand compence or knowledge. We elect canddiates because of emotional appeal. We elect them because we want to have a beer with them. We don't elect them becasue they are the best for the job. The people who are the best for the job can explain the problem and outline solutions. The people have the attention span of a gold fish and want applause lines that fit on bumper stickers so they can applaud like trained seals. Deep thinkers are above their heads. So in short, the problems we have with our politics and politicians are the fault of the voters. When and if we demand better we will get it. Till then, we get what we deserve.
2016-01-16 10:54 am
The US is a very primitive and not very democratic political system. I thought the UK's system was ridiculous until I heard of the US's.
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