tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13090306.post115604092496672102..comments2023-10-02T06:13:32.418-05:00Comments on Moline Democratic Maverick: Ideas that were once commonly held that now seem strangeDave Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289405215433867162noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13090306.post-1156078675573579252006-08-20T07:57:00.000-05:002006-08-20T07:57:00.000-05:00anonymous, Good point. Or how about the idea th...anonymous,<BR/> Good point. <BR/><BR/> Or how about the idea that political candidates who raise less money then their opponent deserve to lose (as they usually do) because the fact that they raised less money proves that they are less deserving (less serious, less popular, less competent, etc.) and the necessity of politicians having to take positions which will help their fundraising does not undermine our democracy or turn us from a democracy into a plutocracy.Dave Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289405215433867162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13090306.post-1156075279422494062006-08-20T07:01:00.000-05:002006-08-20T07:01:00.000-05:00I don't know how likely this is, but here's one th...I don't know how likely this is, but here's one that I certainly hope becomes a strange thought:<BR/>That a two-party system is normal, natural, inevitable and preferred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com