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bluemaga, bluemaga never changes. (lemmy.ml)
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[–] -4 points 1 month ago (9 children)

I'd like to politely point out here that there uhh usually isn't just 2 options. That's what primaries are

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    What are "primaries" and how do they supposedly change the options?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago* (6 children)

    A primary election is how the two options are selected. By having the general be a choice between two parties it reduces noise from splitting the vote. The primary election is how the candidates from each party are chosen.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Are they rigged in any way?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (4 children)

    Each state and party runs their own, so I guess it depends. In Washington State we made the primary election run the same as the general: there's a list of candidates with party affiliations, and the two with the most votes progress to the general in November.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    So you have 102 candidates, 2 from each state?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    There's 50 states, and they don't all do it the same way. Each state has 2 senators, 1-52 representatives, etc. Then there's national elections where a small pool of candidates is voted on by the entire country, but which names appear on which ballots and how depends on the county you're voting in.

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