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[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 0 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

That does not somehow release us of the responsibility of selecting the best candidate.

You never had that responsibility in the first place, the US electoral system never bestowed that upon you. That privilege goes to party chairs and big donors. You have the responsibility of selecting the least worst option, which is similar but fundamentally different.

The only way to get this responsibility is through extensive electoral reform, but the money in politics has decided against that so you're not getting it. And you have next to no viable way of getting it anyway.