Let all comers, be goers. Let everyone who wants to be a delegate, go to the party's convention. I wonder what would happen if we tried this approach with our party conventions.
Of course, that would render the caucus meetings rather meaningless. Electing delegates is pretty much what the precinct caucus meetings are about.
As I set here, typing, another thought occurs to me, as novel of an idea as there could be. So, I turn this blog in a different direction. How about every candidate being allowed a delegate from the precinct caucus? Off top, this might seem meaningless. If every candidate has a delegate, that doesn't lend toward solving an election.
But, I notice this: Many times, those who show up at caucus get there and become excited about becoming involved. For one thing, there is a neatness about being elected to something. So, the more positions you have available, the more people you can involve.
This, though, would be a novel position. Never in our election system have we had the likes. My reason for liking this position, is that these delegates would be advocates. It would be their responsibility to learn about their candidate and be ready to tell the others all the good points come convention time.
I've long thought, we should be more concerned about having an educated voting body than we are about how many who show up to vote even though they don't know a dime about who they are voting for. This, puts education in the election. This provides a mechanism that brings about education on each of the candidates.
This also sets well with the republican form of government. I think of our Electoral College, and how I suppose those electors were elected to study the candidates on behalf of everyone. Even so, these delegates would study their candidate on behalf of everyone.
This is as different of an idea as has ever been had -- I would guess -- as far as elections go. Alas, no time to consider it more this night, for it is past bedtime.
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