The Primaries

I feel the need to complain about the primaries. My complaint is something that has bothered me for a very long time. I just don’t understand why the primaries cannot be conducted the same way the actual Presidential race is done. It bothers me that the states hold their primaries separately for the most part (except for “super Tuesday”).

 As it stands now, my choices on the Republican side are between Romney and McCain. I don’t really want to vote for either of them, but now I have no others to choose from. The man I wanted to vote for was Fred Thompson. I do not consider myself to be a Republican. I consider myself to be a strict conservative Federalist. I seek someone who follows the same principles that Reagan did. Unfortunately, there has not been one person who met that standard, but Fred Thompson was the closest and I believe is the most honest as well.

I believe that government in general needs to stay out of the lives of the people as much as possible.I think the national government is way too big and is constantly overstepping the restrictions that are in the constitution. I also believe that the three branches are not as equal as they were meant to be and that is a problem.

All that is a bit off topic though. My complaint is that I am not able to vote for the person I really wanted to vote for in the primaries because of the ridiculous way in which the primaries are held. Why can’t it be done like the actual Presidential race? That way, no other states are influenced by the earlier result of the states before them and there is no “domino” effect (well, except for the problem of the media declaring a winner way too soon and the time zones being a factor as well). At least I would be able to vote for the one person I think would be the best choice for the party I support.

I can’t stand McCain so I am sure to vote for Romney now, but it really bothers me that these are my only real options. I don’t like Huckabee at all either and don’t trust him, so neither he nor McCain will get my vote in the primaries. Unfortunately, even if McCain is the Republican representative to go against the winner of the Democrat primaries, I will be forced to vote for him. I believe that no matter who represents the Republican party, they will be head and shoulders above Hilary or Obama.