D. Reed Eckhardt, an award-winning writer, has this op-ed in the Santa Fe New Mexican, marshalling evidence that eliminating party nominees does not help elect more moderate candidates. Thanks to Linda Templin for the link.
D. Reed Eckhardt, an award-winning writer, has this op-ed in the Santa Fe New Mexican, marshalling evidence that eliminating party nominees does not help elect more moderate candidates. Thanks to Linda Templin for the link.
Eckhardt was removed as editor of the Cheyenne newspaper when a new owner took over. Many subscribers were cancelling because of this editorials.
Once again Winger is posting articles from communists. His bias is obvious.
Eckhardt gets the point that the problem isn’t primaries themselves, but plurality voting.
Caucus style voting in both primary and general/ runoff elections is preferable.