Some states do cancel the primary for that office if only one candidate files, ie. NY. Others hold it regardless with just one name (IL). Still doesn’t change the fact that this is the law to run as a candidate of the majors.

Anyone wishing to run for office on a major party ballot line from federal Senator on down has to win a primary election in the vast majority of states. There is no other option unless the law is changed.

The US political party yearns for the ways of the True North. Present this card to enter the nomination meeting...

Jungles primaries are unconstitutional and when they existed, didn't lead to more parties. RCV does not lead to more parties. Fusion voting and/or PR are the only ways to achieve that outcome.

There are more offices nominated and elected in this country beyond the Presidency....

Only for the Presidency, not any office below that level.

That is ONLY for the Presidency, a singular office. Every partisan office below that is subject to state laws about ballot access, unless you want to run as an independent or non-official party.

And retransmission fees from pay TV providers to the local stations, a portion of which goes to the network.

Really, it's a return to the 1930s and 40s isolationist GOP on this front. Post-WW2, they did soften it a lot and isolated the virulent strains. But it started creeping up in the late 80s and 90s, and now that that W discredited the neocons, they're so back, baby. Made the GOP 1935 again...

Death of Stalin, only Stalin isn't dead yet. Retirement Home of Stalin.

The policy of the US government right now is that Maduro is an illegitimate bloody dictator (true) and we have to go to war to overthrow him (no we don't) but also we'll blow you up if you try to flee his regime.

Primary elections are bad, actually, and any registered voter should not be allowed to just choose a party's candidates for office.

Ah, but that was womanly, unnatural homosex, not manly, natural heteosex like here.

Wrong. NYC has RCV in primaries, not the GE.

Only 2 voting reforms would "encourage" multi-partyism, fusion voting and proportional representation. Nothing else will do it.

The duality of US automatic ballot line "parties".

No it won't. Ending primary elections would and letting party bosses pick candidates would, in a heartbeat.

This anti-party stuff is why these Senators are giving up. No party can control them, no consequences. We need stronger parties, not even weaker ones.