~>  BB> I see a lot of advantage to this new thing about all the
~>  BB> money you can raise being ok. One thing is we can do away
~>  BB> with names on the ballot - just vote for "Mr. Banking," or
~>  BB> "Mr. Big Oil," or "Mr.Wall Street," or my
fav "Mr. Big
~>  BB> rugs."
 
~> IMO *only* the candidates' names should appear on the ballot; no mention
~> of any party affiliation.  If the voter doesn't know who the candidates are
~> then s/he has no business being in the voting booth.

I've always wanted states to eliminate the option of straight ticket
voting, where by making one "X" you can vote for every candidate of one
party and none from the other party.  But the idea of having ballots with
no party names at all sounds even better.
 
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