[Magdalen] Bernie

[Gail Edwards]

Well, yes, but we vote for for the candidate of our choice in our riding, not a check mark on a ballot for our preferred party. The leader of the party with the most elected candidates is invited by the GG to form the government (except on one notable occasion). It's why a sitting MP can be booted from caucus and still represent the riding as an independent. 
And I agree that Canadians are encouraged by current political rhetoric to think that we vote for the PM - references to "X's government" where x is the head of government certainly don't help...
Gail, about not to be in Vancouver for 10 days



> On Aug 3, 2015, at 4:36 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
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