Straight-Ticket Distorts Democracy In State Elections (via South Carolina Green Party)

Straight-Ticket Distorts Democracy In State Elections How is it possible that former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Alvin Greene could go from 25% of the vote in a statewide contest to 1% of the vote running in his own hometown?  Alvin Greene attained 28% of the vote for U.S. Senate in 2010, yet he obtained only 40 votes in the Democratic Party primary for SC House of Representatives District 64. The answer is: there is no straight ticket vote in a primary election. Analysis of the November 20 … Read More

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