2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: So we are watching the democratic party split from within... [View all]slipslidingaway
(21,210 posts)this year the DNC decided to hold the first debate after the NY deadline for independents to register with a party. Even two of Trump's children missed the deadline, imagine the millions of independents who were not paying attention 6 months prior to the primary?
And why the hell does the US have elections that drag on for years that cost hundreds of millions of dollars and leave millions of children going to bed hungry?
There is no reason, there is no excuse except for those who think power trumps the need of a child to feel satiated before going to sleep at night ... and then the next night ....
Not to mention quashing their dreams to obtain higher skills and live a productive and satisfying life.
This is not the path to a successful nation, it is the path to a nation in decline.