An overwhelming majority of Americans say they want neither President Biden nor former President Trump on the 2024 ballot. Yet both are considered prohibitive favorites to win their party’s nomination.
This is because extremists on both sides have co-opted the two major political parties by being consistently reliable primary voters. The result is a divided nation mired in a bitter cultural war as America falls further behind our economic and geo-political rivals.
It’s understandable that independents and moderates feel unwelcomed by either party. But, given the current system, the only way to break the radical extremists’ stronghold is from within.
How do we do this?
Register for the party that most closely aligns with your political philosophy. Then vote in the primary for someone other than Biden or Trump. Meanwhile, use social media to encourage others to register and vote, particularly those in early primary states, so neither Biden nor Trump has the nomination wrapped up by Super Tuesday.
If we deny both Biden and Trump the delegates that they need to win the nomination outright, we could force them to face brokered national party conventions from which more acceptable candidates could emerge.
Brokered conventions might give us all a more palatable choice in November 2024. In any event, we should do all we can to avoid a Biden-Trump rematch.
Peter Busowski
Jeannette