Q:Why do we bother with primaries and conventions anyhow?
A: It's all part of the show. It's a fundraiser. There is no legal reason to which any party must adhere regarding choice of candidate. I thought that was made apparent during the Bernie/Hillary switcheroo. In fact, there is no legal basis for parties at all (or the government itself, but let's pretend that there is some ephemeral "right to govern" for the sake of argument.)
Anyone may run for president. Any party may choose whomever the party chooses to run. People somehow believe that "they have a choice" by having primaries, but all they are is circus. Believing that you have a choice of a party's candidate because you vote for their choice is like believing that you have choice of the CEO of M&M/Mars because you bought a bag of peanut M&M's. You're just a customer. Sure, no company wants to lose customers, but that doesn't mean that the company gives up control of itself to those customers.
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