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To: koan who wrote (123503)	10/29/2016 2:00:25 PM
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>>One, how can you say the people are not allowed to elect the representatives they want? Anyone can run for any office in the land from dog catcher to president of the United States and people vote on them. Your argument is true for small local municipal elections that are non partisan (require no party affiliation). Anyone can run and be elected. I have in fact done it, and served on a town council for 8 years before being term limited. I also served on the elected water district board, and water plant board. But up from there, at the county level and beyond at least around here, to have a chance at winning requires being the local D or R party nominee. That is a whole different process, and lots depends on who you know. Illustrating the process, around here we have two counties, situated geographically just next to each other. One is left wing, the other right wing. A "D" nomination in the first guarantees election. An "R" nomination in the second guarantees election. The democracy you speak of is fine in theory, but in practice, it is the party nomination that obtains office.