/pol/ spent the past 2 months telling me Republican voters didn't want the war in Iran and that Trump betrayed them, only for Republican voters to primary the few Republicans who oppose the Iran War because Trump (and Israel) told them to.
Americans are cattle
>>535269646It's been fun but you're clearly not wearing a radiation suit.
>>535270121Show flag, nose and foreskin
>>535269138>only for Republican voters to primary>voters>to primaryI dont think you understand how this works...
Voters are the only ones who can primary a candidate, as they cast the actual ballots to decide the nominee - however, financiers heavily influence the process by funding or withholding money from challengers. Ultimate Decision: Voters cast the physical or electronic ballots.Primary Elections: Registered voters choose their party's official candidate.Grassroots Surprises: Voters can reject well-funded candidates if a challenger builds strong local momentum. The "Money Primary": Donors act as early gatekeepers before any votes are cast.Funding Challengers: Wealthy donors and Political Action Committees (PACs) can recruit and fund a primary challenger to punish an incumbent.Advertising Power: Financiers flood airwaves with attack ads to shift public opinion against a candidate.
A small group of voters with large financial support can force an incumbent legislator into a primary defense very easily.While defeating an incumbent requires a broad coalition, simply forcing them onto a primary ballot to defend their seat is remarkably easy due to the incredibly low legal, financial, and structural barriers at the state legislative level.The mechanisms allowing a tiny, wealthy faction to drag an incumbent into a primary fight rely on several key factors:1. Minimal Signature RequirementsGetting a challenger's name onto a state primary ballot requires very little voter coordination. Depending on the state and district size, a challenger often needs only 100 to 500 signatures from registered party voters to qualify. A tiny group of motivated voters can easily collect these in a single weekend. If they have large financial backing, they can simply pay professional petition circulators to gather the signatures for them, bypassing grassroots effort entirely.
2. Low Filing FeesIn most states, the financial barrier to officially file for a state house or senate primary is negligible—frequently ranging from $25 to a few hundred dollars. For wealthy financiers, this cost is a rounding error.3. The "Manufactured" CandidateA small group of wealthy donors does not need a highly experienced, deeply embedded local politician to trigger a primary. They just need a viable body who meets the basic residency requirements. Because the financiers provide the entire campaign infrastructure, they can take an unknown resident, fund their filing, and instantly build a campaign around them.4. Forcing the Incumbent to Burn CashFinanciers often force an incumbent into a primary defense as a strategic warning, even if they know the challenger might lose. By throwing money behind a primary challenger, the wealthy group forces the incumbent to:Spend their war chest: The incumbent must spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on defensive ads during the primary, leaving them financially depleted for the general election.Pivot ideologically: To survive the primary, the incumbent is forced to spend months appealing to the highly ideological, low-turnout base of their party, which can alienate moderate voters in the general election.
>>535269138>two shit options>don't want war>two shit options>one legitimately worse>still don't want war>two shit optionsWe can spin this dreidel until you figure it the fuck out.
>>535270374>>535270733>>535270780>>535270817In conclusion: You are stupid goy cattle.Voters dont make decisions, financiers dictate the scenario top-down.US elections are designed for top-down silencing and removal of anyone who steps out of line - the voters are the last and least aware stage of the operation.
