Reply #5: I understand-- but Florida voters did seem to put the last nail...

[mike_c]

...into the coffin of John Edwards' candidacy, and Rudy Ghuliani's on the repug side, before the rest of the nation got to vote one way or the other. These primaries are not helping us choose the best candidates, even when the field contains a variety of leadership approaches initially. If the primary system were working, most viable candidates should make it to the convention with delegates committed to their candidacy-- and by "viable candidate" I mean anyone who is not unqualified and who can attract voter support during the campaign.

I feel your pain about the way the Florida primary was conducted. Still, I think you were at least luckier than I and the voters from most of the nation. You got to vote for at least one more candidate than the rest of us.