So, let's get the people we think are true conservatives to make a pact, and publicize it. For the first three Caucus / Primaries, Conservatives will vote only for these people, in a sort of parallel primary. Then, no matter what else is going on, the winner of that group will continue while the others drop out. In addition, that candidate will stay until the convention. If they win the convention, fine. If not, they will be the conservative voice there. What do you think?
Also, this applies to liberal / progressive voters as well. I'm sure they're just as sick of not having a voice at the conventions. I'll take comments from anyone!
Addendum: For clarification, this was originally in reference to the U.S. Federal Presidential election, but can apply to other elections as well.
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Do you mean the ones who are running as conservatives in the primary would make the pact? Or do you mean to have it a grass root organization of conservatives who make the choice of who to vote for?
We now have Charles Bass back as a representative for our district in NH. He is a middle-of-the-road moderate Republican who wins the primary because the conservatives have more than one good person running. It really is maddening, but it seems to me it takes one or more of the others running to swallow his or her pride and step aside, and by the very fact they have decided to run for the nomination means they think they are the best, so none of them are amenable to stepping aside.
I guess it could work either way. I was thinking that the candidates would do so, but I guess it could be more of an agreement between a set of candidates and a grass roots organization.
As I said, I think that everyone who is actually in a primary is already confident in themselves (in a good or bad way) that they're not going to just step aside. But they might step aside if their principles are more important than their power. And if they're not willing to join in this "pact", then you know they're more interested in power!
I'm not sure how it would work for congressional seats though, unless the congressional primary was changed to be a rolling primary through the state's counties, in like fashion to the Presidential system.
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