Reply #73: How in hell can you consider Florida's election real either? Let me ask you a few simple questions:

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What kind of a Democracy prohibits candidates from actually campaigning?

What would you think of a country that was going to decide its President but prohibited any candidate from actually speaking directly to the voters?

Let's say the Governorship of your state was up for grabs and the election was just around the corner but none of the candidates could campaign or speak directly to you. How would you feel about the results of such an election? Would such results seem legitimate to you?

Having an Election without campaigning is like having...

...a trial without being able to plea your case or present any evidence.
...a signing contest without anyone being able to sing.
...a writing contest without anyone being able to write.

If you can't perform that which is totally essential to the process of Democracy, and that is being able to communicate to the voters, then the election is not legitimate.

So how, pray tell, are we going to let our entire nomination process rest on the inherently illigitimate election of one state?