Did We Really Need A 2 Years Presidential Campaign????

[rsmith6621]

My God.....Did We Really Need A 2 Years Presidential Campaign????......For crying out loud we have been focused on the 2008 election since the day after last Novembers election with as much energy as if it was June of 08 itself.....I hate to say it but if we want campaigns to last this long then we better be prepared to have the very element we want out of the process involved...CORPORATIONS..

[niyad]

1. actually, as in certain civilized countries, I believe the entire campaign should be 6 WEEKS long--

and not one minute longer. nobody would be allowed to start campaigning before 21 sept in an election year.

[mrdmk]

2. A two year horse race is more like it. The polls, bring on the polls!

:rant:

[napi21]

3. Probably not TWO YEARS, but I think I've changed my mind about

going with the Brits who do campaigns of about 6 months. I have to admit, I think the long time has certainly helped Hillary, and most likely Obama as well. Hill has been able to show people who had an already formed opinion of her that they may want to take another look. Obama really was quite an unknown to the majority of American voters.

[Lilith Velkor]

4. How else can we ignore our problems?

Corporate feudalism is here to stay, so politics is just entertainment. :popcorn:

[TahitiNut]

5. Indeed. After all, what better use of their time could thay possibly find?

Heaven forbid it be invested in public service.

[tom_paine]

6. No. My God, you would think they were TRYING to help destroy the Old Republic

by moving primaries up until wintertime.

Way to increase voter turnout. maybe we can have a nice blizzard on primary day so NOBODY can vote.

:grr:

[UTUSN]

7. c. 300 A.D. the Church was working through questions like this

They ruled out 4 yr terms for popes on the grounds that there would be continual election cycles. Not that I'm advocating for LIFE terms. But it should be something like what Mexico does: One yr term. Plus a total lock-down on campaigning, like, before 3 months of the election. With some kind of recall or parliamentary vote of confidence.

[Orsino]

8. Big Money knows it'll take a long time...

...to persuade us to vote Republican, and that they'll need a long time to steal enough votes to ensure their victory.

[RethugAssKicker]

9. It has turned me off.... and tuned me out !!

[catmandu57]

10. It's turned a lot of people off

I'm working hard to keep it all tuned out until next summer. I think it's a plot to suppress voter turnout, that and to keep the money flowing to the media. What the hell ever happened to campaign finance reform?

[Nutmegger]

11. Just think, we have a little more than a year to go.

This has to stop. I'm already fatigued. :boring:

[ComerPerro]

12. no need for a 1 year campaign, even. The nominees are decided by 4 or 5 states anyway