In Florida, where only large qualified parties have their own presidential primary, the only way for a presidential candidate to get on a presidential primary ballot is by permission of the party. The Florida Democratic Party wants 18 candidates on its primary ballot. See this Politico story.
The Republican Party hasn’t submitted its list yet. It is due November 30.
It is preposterous to suppose that plurality voting can give a definitive result about how Democrats in Florida feel about all of these candidates. Clearly some sort of alternative voting method is called for.
Also, I have observed a trend in US politics over the years. As the office of President has assumed more and more power, the number of candidates for that office keeps growing every year, WHILE the number of candidates for lesser offices seems to be declining, such that increasingly large numbers of minor offices go uncontested year after year.
Lower offices = rigged gerrymander areas
NO chance to win for minorities in about 85 plus pct of gerrymander areas.
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