(06-07-2016, 04:49 PM)Punchwood Wrote:

(06-07-2016, 04:11 PM)Qvait Wrote: I think that both parties should do away with the primaries, the delegate system, and the electoral college. The thing about the primaries is that most people who vote in them are either dedicated to voting or are political extremists. I think that an election for president should take place on one day at one time. Instead of using the blasted electoral college, I would implement an instant-runoff voting (IRV) system, which I endorse. If the 2016 presidential election was conducted with this system, Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton would be President. Let's make it clear: neither candidate really deserves to be President. Clinton's incompetent and Trump has a bad temper.

If you got rid of the primaries you would have an establishment candidate each time as the parties would get to chose  the candidate. I don't really see how you can say Hillary doesn't deserve to be President? She fights for equal pay, LGBT rights, she's gotten healthcare access to 8 million kids, she has spent 25 years in the public light fighting for people. Love them or loath them politicians could make millions in different jobs. Look at Tony Blair he's made £50 million since leaving public office. I don't agree with David Cameron's view however I do believe that he wants the best for this country and the people in it. So for you to say that Hillary doesn't deserve to be President I think is quite disgusting. I would never say something like that about Sanders so I don't think you should be making such comments.

If you get rid of the primaries, and had an election on one day, more people are involved. So few people are involved in the primaries, and people begin to wonder why they have to decide between terrible candidates. As to Clinton, you're right. She's fought for LGBT rights, equality, etc., but she failed to save four Americans in Benghazi. My problem with her isn't her using a private email server as much as it was her judgement when the consulate was calling for backup and no help came. With the exception to her vote for the War in Iraq, she did everything right, until September 11, 2012.

EDIT: I don't think that she had malicious intent, but the consulate was calling for more security in the days leading up to the attack. She showed poor judgement, and that is why I am calling her incompetent.