Saturday, May 16, 2015

It isn't a Party Unless You Can Toot Your Horn

   Would this be good of a political party? What if it sought to fill its primaries with candidates holding opposite views on current issues? One candidate who favored prison relocation, and another who opposed it. One candidate who championed Common Core, and another who despised it.  One who endorsed Gov. Herbert's Healthy Utah, and another who stood against it.
   What if the party sought to make each race, a race on a particular issue -- a referendum, of sorts, on that issue?
   The Democrats, in particular, often do not have two candidates filing for the same office. So, the party could keep a pulse on who was going to file, learn their stands, and seek out a candidate for each office with an opposing view on a key issue.
   If you wanted to participate in the referendum, you'd have to vote in the Democratic Primary, not the Republican. Since the Democrats are so in jeopardy of extinction in this state, they could use a little of this kind of pizzazz to swing more voters to their primary.
   And, consider it this way: It would be a service. The party would be serving the voters by providing them meaningful choices between candidates, and by providing them an opportunity to express themselves on the issues at the ballot box.
    Then, advertise the party this way:
   Your Democratic Party
   Where the Voters' Choice, is the Choice that Matters
    Or,
   The Democratic Party
    Because it isn't a Party Unless You Can Toot Your Horn

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