Before 1968, the main way to pick the candidate was through the convention. Delegates would decide who was going to represent them, instead of voters. Should we go back to that system? Much shorter campaigns, fewer ads, and less need for fundraising, plus the party faithful would come to a consensus, instead of shredding everyone in public like today. Or do you prefer the current system where big money has a lot of power, but outliers like Ron Paul can still get their ideas out.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
Delegates are voted for in caucuses, and a few are appointed by polticians. The reason the Dems went away from this process in 1968 is because it gave them far left candidates that were beaten badly by Nixon. The first real candidate chosen by the people was the outside the beltway Jimmy Carter, one term Georgia governor, which brought its own problems.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
