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On 27 Oct 2024 00:21:57 GMT, Chris Buckley <alan@sabir.com> wrote:

>On 2024-10-26, Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> wrote:
>> In article <ij5phjl9hutoiu3gsievs8f3lcnpijiobc@4ax.com>,
>>  The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:02:06 -0400, William Hyde
>>> <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>=20
>>> >I have never voted in an election here in Ontario where there was =
not a=20
>>> >wide spectrum of choice, from Libertarian to Communist (generally, =
in=20
>>> >fact, two communist parties) plus occasional independents.
>>>=20
>>> I know there used to be the Communist Party of Canada which was =
Moscow
>>> leaning and the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) which =
was
>>> Beijing leaning. I haven't seen either on any ballot I've voted on
>>> since 1991.
>>>=20
>>> Plus as you say numerous independents. We had a provincial election
>>> last Saturday and we had 3 parties plus an independent.
>>
>> Most states have much looser rules for candidates for President then =
for=20
>> the House of Representatives and the Senate. I see for the state of=20
>> Washington a long list including at least 3 Marxist candidates (at =
least=20
>> one of those is Trotskyist). None claim to be American Communist =
Party.
>
>Really? I would disgree. It takes a very major effort to get on the
>ballot for President in most states (due to Democrat and Republican
>Party pressure).  The state of Washington is unusual; it has the 2nd
>longest list at 10.  States like NY have many fewer.  NY has 2 this
>year - no other party was able navigate the labyrinth, much less any
>indvidual.

That's because we're so ... democratic.

IIRC, back in the 60s some said the USA consisted of "49 States and
the Soviet of Washington", so this liberal attitude is nothing new.
--=20
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"