[Magdalen] Bernie

[Marion Thompson]

True 'nuff.  The Electoral College?

On 8/3/2015 7:40 PM, Scott Knitter wrote:
> We in the states of course do not elect the president but elect electors
> who elect the president. :)
> On Aug 3, 2015 6:36 PM, "Marion Thompson" <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Up here we harbour the illusion that we actually elect a party and whoever
>> heads that party will be the Prime Minister.  unfortunately, we have
>> drifted hard onto the rocks of the American way so that our voters believe
>> they are actually electing the individual for that officeand not so much
>> the party.
>>
>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>
>> On 8/3/2015 7:24 PM, Roger Stokes wrote:
>>
>>> On 03/08/2015 23:15, Richard S. Crawford wrote:
>>>
>>>> My wife and I have both agreed to vote for Bernie in the primary, and
>>>> then
>>>> probably for Hilary in the general election. Though I think I'd prefer
>>>> Biden over Clinton.
>>>>
>>> That makes sense - you want Biden to be the Democratic Party candidate.
>>> If he does not get the nomination then you will vote for the person who is
>>> likely to be the candidate rather than abstain or vote for the Republican
>>> candidate.  That is how I believe it should be in the US system.  When I
>>> was in Florida last year, long before alternative candidates for the
>>> Democrat's nomination appeared, somebody said to me that she dodn't want
>>> Hillary but would vote for her in preference to a Republican.
>>>
>>> Roger
>>>
>>>