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I have issues with several aspects of the primary process including the super delegates. Congressman Blumenaur explained the super delegate process as a patch that can smooth things out. Instead of patching the system why don't we reavamp it? The system of delagates, stagering the primary process across the country, and dividing the states into districts is out dated. I can see how it made sense when communication was limited to the pony express. With internet and network television, why can't we change the process.

I propose a national primary, where all the states vote on the same day and no results are publisized until the last booth is closed. Canidates should be elected by the popular vote and not by delegates or electorates. There needs to be a grass routes process to qualify serious canidates. For example gathering 50,000 signatures from your party. After a cut off date for qualifying. All qualifying canidates should be aloted an equal amount of air time on network television to give speeches and spread there message. All canidates should be allowed to participate in a nationaly broadcast debate. Then allow people time to research canidates through the internet or by requesting information by mail on canidates they are interested in. All canidates political, criminal, and employment history should be made public and accessable. The entire process needs to be well publisized. Then the entire nation will be able to vote for the canidate they support and the process will be affordable to the average canidate. As opposed to now where canidates drop out, rather than continue to spend time and money. Leaving us oregonions with no say, or if we"re extreemly lucky maybe a choice of two canidates.

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