Subj : Re: The divide
To : PAULIE420
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Mon Feb 17 2025 08:44 am
> DW> I think it has to start at the state level. Most states have rules and
> DW> laws in place that make it very difficult for third party candidates to
> DW> get financing and even get on the ballot. Since each state sets the
> DW> rules as to who gets on their ballots, we often have 3rd party
> DW> candidates running for President that are not on the ballot country-wide.
> Great point - but daunting because that leaves decades before change. The
> people are supposed to be in control, but this experiment is so far down the
> road that things won't change in OUR lifetimes...
"The people" in each state probably did, at some point, go along with
whatever finance or ballot rules were made, not realizing they might one
day regret it.
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