In 1992, I had just turned 18. I voted in my first presidential election. I voted for Bush, the senior. He lost. In 1996 I voted for Dole. He lost. In 2000 I voted for Bush junior. He won. In 2004, I voted for Bush junior again. ( I know, shut up already) He won.
Can you sense a trend?
With that in mind, I issue an open challenge to you Democrats out there. For the first time EVER, I could be persuaded to vote for a Democrat president. That's right, the current incompetent-in-chief, and his corrupt brethren have all but run me out of the party. So if you agree to nominate Obama in your primary, I agree to actually vote for him.
Nominate Clinton though, and the deal's off. All things considered, I'd vote for Buchanan before I vote for another Clinton.
But that's exactly what you'll do of course, because winning a primary is all about appeasing the fruitiest fruit-loops in your party. And NO ONE can spout feel-good eco-friendly socialist BS like Clinton. The other party is no different. Right now it's a contest between who can be the MOST pro-war, the MOST anti-immigration, the nuttiest nut-job of the bunch.
My point? Did I ever have one? I think so. The primary system is stupid. Honest, intelligent candidates don't stand a chance. You always end up with one extreme or the other, neither of which will be good for the country.
and thats all I'm going to say about that.