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Terry_M

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6. General competition and revitalization

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 09:24 PM

Apr 24

If you have low turnover rate, you have a low volume of new perspectives and you stop keeping up. If the party isn't keeping up and that's apparent to people, then some people lose interest in showing up and voting for the party.

There's a reason why term limits are a popular idea that keeps cropping up. If you don't like term limits, there are many voters that do. If you do like term limits then you also have some discomfort with politicians sticking around for decades.

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Giving money to primary challangers is just evening the playing field and giving them a chance [View all] Terry_M Apr 24 OP

The DNC should NOT be a part of this process LetMyPeopleVote Apr 24 #1

This is pointing to the nonexistant horse in the barn Sympthsical Apr 24 #4

I call hogwash on this narrative of what happened "8 years ago" FakeNoose Apr 24 #10

I really see no reason why I should 'primary' stopdiggin Apr 24 #2

General competition and revitalization Terry_M Apr 24 #6

seen very little REAL evidence stopdiggin Apr 25 #12

Primary an incumbent and they both lose jcboon Apr 24 #3

Given the funding imbalance between the D and R parties, spending even more money on the primary LauraInLA Apr 24 #5

Which is counterbalanced by stronger candidates getting in Terry_M Apr 24 #7

Yes, you are wrong. William769 Apr 24 #8

None of them are Terry_M Apr 24 #9

I am going to assume you are not of a older generation. William769 Apr 24 #11