Is there a need to have a Democratic Primary in Texas ?
Every Democrat knew that Wendy Davis was going to be elected
as the candidate for governor. Why then
do they need to take the Primaries to the people? I think it would just be
easier to have internal elections within the democratic party, instead of
having to count all the votes of the people throughout the state, just count
the votes of the people that are Democrats in the Government. They don’t have to open it to the public, or
they could just open it to the people who showed up. Who really cares about the democratic
primaries in Texas ? They might as well just have one candidate
for each slot. The party is fractured
enough and still lacking enough of its power, campaigning against itself doesn’t
help, only fractures it more. It seems
like it would help the party to have that level of support for one
another. It can not have another split
like it did in the 70s, especially when it is not in power.
On the other hand, it gives the
people the illusion of power. They might
feel better about the process because they had some input. However they didn’t really have that much
effect, especially in the Democratic primary in Texas .
There aren’t many candidates likely to get elected, and if they support
one another, they might actually be able to get elected to office. The party doesn’t need to be fractured even
more by people arguing and running against each other.
I understand the thought behind eliminating the Democratic Primary, but if it were eliminated we would lose part of our right to vote. Though most of us do not actually exercise our right to vote in the primaries it would not be fair to the people. The idea you have proposed does would probably help a Democratic candidate get elected to a State office because what they are doing now is not working. This article was well written and Bainter makes valid points, but it does not discuss our right to vote being infringed.
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