Re: Whoops! The Atlantic Makes Trump Look EPIC In Cover Intended as a Smear

On Sat, 26 Oct 2024 10:01:57 -0700, Robert Woodward
<robertaw@drizzle.com> wrote:

In article <ij5phjl9hutoiu3gsievs8f3lcnpijiobc@4ax.com>,
The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:02:06 -0400, William Hyde
<wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
 

I have never voted in an election here in Ontario where there was not a
wide spectrum of choice, from Libertarian to Communist (generally, in
fact, two communist parties) plus occasional independents.

 
I know there used to be the Communist Party of Canada which was Moscow
leaning and the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) which was
Beijing leaning. I haven't seen either on any ballot I've voted on
since 1991.
 
Plus as you say numerous independents. We had a provincial election
last Saturday and we had 3 parties plus an independent.

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Most states have much looser rules for candidates for President then for
the House of Representatives and the Senate. I see for the state of
Washington a long list including at least 3 Marxist candidates (at least
one of those is Trotskyist). None claim to be American Communist Party.

This isn't about rules in the sense of hindering who can run.

Anybody who is willing to pay the fee and meet any other requirements
can run [1] -- in the Primary.

But only the top two make it to the actual Election.

Except for President. The primary for that is separate and for those
willing to declare a Party membership (Democratic or Republican only).
The actual Election can have as many, well, as someone else pointed
out, as many whose Party can pay the fee and jump through any hoops
that may exist.

That said, ten is a pretty large number in this context.

[1] In the Governor's race, two candidates were barred because they
appeared under a name too close to that of an already-running
candidate. The candidate happened to be a Democrat, but the rule is
quite party-blind, AFAIK. This is to cut down on voter confusion by at
least ensuring that they don't have to try and distinguish between two
candidates with the same (or sufficiently similar to trigger the
exclusion) names.
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