text: While I have a lot of respect for Bernie, and will vote for him, for a long time I have wished for a national referendum on changing the American voting process. I suspect I would be happier in the system used in Great Britain. Well, without the royalty nonsense. I wish third party candidates could run and simply designate that their votes could go to someone else if not successful. Thus, Bernie could have run as an Independent, and if he didn't win nationally, his votes could have gone to the Democrats.
  
  I usually don't blame the candidates though. The system forces them to grab for tons of cash by not saying some things and pandering around saying things they may not really believe. Not many people would go through the national election process. Look at the intense scrutiny that they have to endure, and look at the danger that they have to face every day. They are brave to run. The fault truly lies in the system, not the candidates. As a country we are them.
  Hugh Massengill, Eugene