MO Reps abusing power once again!!

[kaskaskiakid]

With Gov Parsons signature, Missouri will no longer have a presidential primary. Instead, party caucuses will choose delegates to send to the national conventions to vote for the Jeff City power machines' choice of candidate. WHAT??? I won't have a vote on which candidate goes on the ballot?? Are you kidding me????

In recent years, Jeff City Reps have tried the end around against the wishes of Missouri voters by trying to pass "right to work" legislation and ignoring voters choice on "Medicare expansion". Now they want sole power to choose our presidential candidates. What gall!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Toots_mcgee]

With Gov Parsons signature, Missouri will no longer have a presidential primary. Instead, party caucuses will choose delegates to send to the national conventions to vote for the Jeff City power machines' choice of candidate. WHAT??? I won't have a vote on which candidate goes on the ballot?? Are you kidding me????

In recent years, Jeff City Reps have tried the end around against the wishes of Missouri voters by trying to pass "right to work" legislation and ignoring voters choice on "Medicare expansion". Now they want sole power to choose our presidential candidates. What gall!!!!!!!!!!

You have got to be sh*++ing me. The GOP extremists are out of their minds.

 

[Expect2Win]

With Gov Parsons signature, Missouri will no longer have a presidential primary. Instead, party caucuses will choose delegates to send to the national conventions to vote for the Jeff City power machines' choice of candidate. WHAT??? I won't have a vote on which candidate goes on the ballot?? Are you kidding me????

In recent years, Jeff City Reps have tried the end around against the wishes of Missouri voters by trying to pass "right to work" legislation and ignoring voters choice on "Medicare expansion". Now they want sole power to choose our presidential candidates. What gall!!!!!!!!!!

First, I think you meant Medicaid expansion. I just want to help you out before MGHS calls you a liar for getting the name of something wrong.
Second, it concerns me that the theory is if you don't like something vote them out and let the next group fix it, unfortunately, they are doing their best with policies like this to keep us from voting them out. Free and fair elections sure doesn't seem like what it used to.
Politicians and pundits complain all the time about caucuses and they should be done away with as a relic of the past, and we just keep trying to step into the past.

 

[MoSooner69]

IF this actually happens, you can still take part, just take part in the caucus. Its not like the Missouri primary is a long standing tradition, we have gone the caucus route before. I would prefer a primary but its not like this shuts us out if we really want to take part.

 

[Expect2Win]

IF this actually happens, you can still take part, just take part in the caucus. Its not like the Missouri primary is a long standing tradition, we have gone the caucus route before. I would prefer a primary but its not like this shuts us out if we really want to take part.

It does make it more difficult, now you will have to be at the caucus center at a specific time, as opposed to voting anytime between 7 & 7. It turns it into an event that will take up a good chunk of an evening as opposed to a task that can be done at anytime.

 

[cardsrock15]

It does make it more difficult, now you will have to be at the caucus center at a specific time, as opposed to voting anytime between 7 & 7. It turns it into an event that will take up a good chunk of an evening as opposed to a task that can be done at anytime.

Well I would think if choosing our elected leaders is that important we could sacrifice a few hours to improve the process. That being said I have never went to a caucus but if I understand it correctly people can speak in favor of a specific candidate and lobby everyone to support the person they favor. ?? Might be a better situation than deciding who you are going to vote for based on television adds or pop ups on Facebook

 

[Expect2Win]

We will see. I'd be interested to see how many people on here take part in it.

 

[r14veer]

Well I would think if choosing our elected leaders is that important we could sacrifice a few hours to improve the process. That being said I have never went to a caucus but if I understand it correctly people can speak in favor of a specific candidate and lobby everyone to support the person they favor. ?? Might be a better situation than deciding who you are going to vote for based on television adds or pop ups on Facebook

I'm actually not opposed to a caucus deciding nominees. The people who are actually involved with the parties would be making the call on who they want to run. Nothing was ever binding to the parties about who the primaries choose anyway. It was just a publicly-funded survey.

 

[3Rfan]

Well I would think if choosing our elected leaders is that important we could sacrifice a few hours to improve the process. That being said I have never went to a caucus but if I understand it correctly people can speak in favor of a specific candidate and lobby everyone to support the person they favor. ?? Might be a better situation than deciding who you are going to vote for based on television adds or pop ups on Facebook

So you think it's good idea to have a very minimal portion of the electorate choose our preference for president? If you think a large number of people can and will go to a caucus you're dreaming. There is NO way this should be how we choose a candidate for the highest office on the land, it's a joke! It's bad enough that if the same percentage of voters that go to the polls and vote in a few minutes in most cases but it will be even worse with a caucus. Not to mention that if everybody that goes to the polls to vote showed up at a caucus they would not have a building big enough to hold them.

 

[kaskaskiakid]

I'm actually not opposed to a caucus deciding nominees. The people who are actually involved with the parties would be making the call on who they want to run. Nothing was ever binding to the parties about who the primaries choose anyway. It was just a publicly-funded survey.

This is nothing but a power move by the Good Ol' Boys Party to make sure a like minded Good Ol' Boy gets on the ballot and eliminate the average voter from the process. Let the voters decide.

 

[Toots_mcgee]

Sorry bro, but GOP=Guns Over People

 

[r14veer]

The parties themselves are private entities. They can pick whomever they want, however they want. This is exactly why a two-party system is foolish.

 

[MGHS]

I'm not sure why people are up in arms about this? The parties can do what they want as you stated. Iowa uses a Caucus system and they get along fine.

No doubt I like the primary system better because it's faster but maybe that isn't a good thing long term. Maybe going to a Caucus and actually taking part in a system that is informative and open would be better.

 

[3Rfan]

I'm not sure why people are up in arms about this? The parties can do what they want as you stated. Iowa uses a Caucus system and they get along fine.

No doubt I like the primary system better because it's faster but maybe that isn't a good thing long term. Maybe going to a Caucus and actually taking part in a system that is informative and open would be better.

Yeah because so many people have time to do that. Do you really think anybody leaves a caucus more informed about the candidates or changes their mind while they're there?

 

[kaskaskiakid]

This is all a Rep ploy to make sure the Lyin' KIng Trump gets placed the ballot in '24 by the cult running the party and no one dare challenge.

 

[MGHS]

Yeah because so many people have time to do that. Do you really think anybody leaves a caucus more informed about the candidates or changes their mind while they're there?

I don't know never been to one. I guess if your are closed minded and have no interest in learning then that person will leave no more informed and won't even entertain the idea of changing ones mind. If that is the case why go?

My understanding is the Groups will Split off per the candidates they support and then you will have the uncommitted group. Then you have a procedure to try and sway voters to your candidate. It could be interesting and informative. To you I'm sure not so much it's clear from your attitude you won't give this procedure a chance.

 

[MGHS]

This is all a Rep ploy to make sure the Lyin' KIng Trump gets placed the ballot in '24 by the cult running the party and no one dare challenge.

You know Trump was going to be on the ballot in the Rep primary in Missouri in '24.