>>>>>What different do front loaded primaries make? He don't need no stinkin' primaries. He's an independant. All he has to do is be on the ballot in November and buy a billion dollars worth of TV time in September and October. He has 5 billion dollars personally.
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>>>>>As to executive competence - he actually is an executive.
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>>>>>I think if the guy really wants to be president he may even have a shot. No grass roots - yet - but people are very disillusioned with both major parties.
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>>>>I would call fact that more less everybody with few billion$ pocket money might hv serious shot at Presidential pallace a serious problem.
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>>>>Is there any legal mechanisam in US ellectoral system preventing
>>>>guy with biggest buck making biggest bang and becoming president ?
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>>>SNIP
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>>>Yes. Voting.
>>Question was serious.
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>So was the answer. Money is important in American politics but you can't just buy an election.

I did not say you can just buy ellection. I said you can have serious shot
at it. There was no pun intended anywhere, and problem is I wld say universal there4 worthed discussing.
Or to moderate it even more;
How to downsize role that money play in (world) ellection systems.