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As a voter, I feel this would be a great step toward empowering those of us who have felt for some time that the overwhelming pressure to appeal to the "center" has left all major political races a wash.  This would allow me, as a member of the WFP, to send a clear message to candidates to stay true to the issues that are important to me.  Too often, candidates are forced to capitulate and sacrifice, and fusion opens the door to voters to remind their candidates the reasons they chose them in the first place.

posted 2 years, 10 months ago
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