We have a huge struggle for our sense of what a democracy is. We're not living in reality when we think we have some sort of democracy. We're really on the edge. We have two presidents who lost the popular vote but won the election. This is not working.
If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it'd be a travesty.
I guess the President says the majority of the people didn't elect him, he doesn't have to listen to 'em anyway.
In a mature democracy, what is legal is decided by parliament... Our process is legitimised by parliament and by the ballot box.
Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over the country, there will be a lot of difference in this country and a lot of legitimate power to flow with implementation.
Attacks on the legitimacy of the U.S. electoral system tend to come from the most disreputable and ill-informed voices in conservatism — and from the most highly-esteemed and knowledgeable authorities in liberalism.
A bit of irony in this quote.
Elections should be prepared as well as possible and raise as little doubt as possible
I will not say the fact that there are no European Union observers at an election means that it will not be fair and free.
