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Andrew Ogilvie: This is the best we’ve got? Seriously?

Apparently the system has given us the choice between a warmongering corporate shill on one hand and a demented (to be polite) businessman on the other. Like many others, I am convinced the system is broken if those are the best choices it can produce for candidates for POTUS. Maybe all primaries should be nationwide on the same day and be open to all voters. We have to do something to get better candidates.

Andrew Ogilvie, Modesto

This story was originally published June 10, 2016 at 6:05 PM with the headline "Andrew Ogilvie: This is the best we’ve got? Seriously?."

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