biggestofbears

biggestofbears t1_iud820w wrote

>Isn't the whole point of a write-in vote to (try to) elect someone who isn't a registered candidate?

Just look it up, the candidate you're writing in had to fill out a special form, the declaration of write-in candidacy. If this isn't filled out, the vote doesn't count.

>admit that the city intends to discount legal write-in votes.

See above. You're just wrong about write in voting.

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biggestofbears t1_irxsubc wrote

Texas is the best at being terrible with their power grid, healthcare, and treating all humans like humans...

But maybe you can get lucky and tell one of the doctors you have Lyme disease and they'll figure out how to treat it.

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biggestofbears t1_iqrs1hf wrote

Yeah you've got a solid point there. I think the biggest hurdle is breaking down people's perception of what communism is and separating the party from failed communist states.

Ask anyone semi-literate in the political world if communism works and they can point to a number of countries that tried it and failed, and that's a pretty big hurdle to get past.

I think this post was a start. I guess. But it didn't give anyone information about it, other than the name. Having a link. Or listing values. Or even saying "the Maine Communist Party as X candidate running for x seat would have been a bigger step in at least introducing it to people.

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biggestofbears t1_iqrp8qk wrote

Sure, but they don't put capitalism in the name. Its just not a good PR move. Putting communism in the name just starts with a trigger word for a LOT of people.

I'm not saying Republicans or Democrats are the right answer, but if either party put "US Capitalism Party" a lot of people would not vote for them simply because of the name.

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