But it is hard.  Our system of government requires that the voters have at least some semblance of knowledge of how the system works and an idea of who they are voting for.  Yet, many roadblocks are thrown up to prevent that, gerrymandering, influence of money and the constant requirement to fundraise, voter restrictions.....  IMHO, a perfect example of this is the controversy over a SCOTUS nomination.  Countless man-hours have been spent by the Republican leadership in making the point the President should not put forth a nominee.  It is absolutely clear that the President has a Constitutional right to do so.  The Senate can then do whatever they wish to do (based on past history, it won't be much).  This is a non-issue, yet garners much publicity.

Gary

Trump is dropping out?  I live in hope ...

Why would Trump drop out?

And that's why I can't see Jaybird as being sincere in that other thread.  He can't possibly believe that most whites won't push back.

Yes the author made me cringe too in a couple places. But he also said a few things that I have been trying to get across to a few here, rather unsuccessfully as it seems.

You know these racist white people exist in the world. You know they are the ONLY reason we have so much racial animosity these days.

Backfire ain't the word. Full on nuclear explosion.  The Sanders people will defect, Bernie may decide to run as an independent and fracture the party.