If there's one thing the 2 party system has taught us, it's that the 2 party system doesn't work!
time after time after time, both major parties pass over great candidates and nominate fools. the best presidential prospects never make it to the November ballot. which is why we've had elections like Bush v Gore instead of McCain v Bradley.
and the Democratic primary voters' failure to Do the Right Thing is why instead of Howard Dean crushing the leper Bush, we had John Kerry meekly losing to the most unpopular sitting president ever to win relection. we could be (but hopefully aren't) on the verge of another monumental error, if we pick an unpopular establishment Dem over an agent of change.
so the question: would this be a mistake of historic proportions? and/or what is the biggest primary mistake Democrats have made in recent history?
I will limit the choices in the poll to the 1980 election through the 2008 election. in addition to the poll, please (if you feel like it) rate the nominations and tell us why or why not they were big mistakes. and feel free to go back further than 1980 if you want.
