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Old 11-20-08, 11:40 AM   #26
UnderseaLcpl
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Originally Posted by Bewolf
care to elaborate on this?
Well I believe that belonging to a party isn't as important now that a candidate can communicate directly to the electorate.
That would be nice, I agree, but it is hard to achieve that in a winner-takes-all system. There will always be voting blocks in any form of democracy even if parties are outlawed, and a party is basically just an organized voting block anyway.

It's a good idea, but I'm pessimistic.
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