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Originally Posted by SeeBass
I wish there were no political parties to begin with.
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I like the idea of everyone running as independents and having them elect a leader from amongst themselves but I fear it would result in a large number of crazy people getting elected at the start and as things settled in there would be a huge advantage for the incumbent resulting in something similar to Calgary mayors where the incumbent never seems to lose.
Most parties screen their candidates and a few crazy people still seem to slip in, I think smaller ridings would be havens for crazy people and single issue candidates who wouldn't go through the same screening that a party provides.