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In Montana, the people running elections ARE very much aware of the unfairness of this "first name" bias

They are in Tennessee, too, although we have taken a different path.

The Republican House, and the Republican Senate, along with the Republican Governor enacted a bill which says (to the effect) “The leading party’s nominees will appear first on the ballot, followed by the other candidates.”

So Republicans are first in every ballot position in every race. Seems fair.

It used to be that the candidates were listed in alphabetical order, again statewide, but at least it didn’t advantage one party over the other in perpetuity.

Republicans can’t seem to win a fair fight, but they’re the first to yell that they’re somehow ending up on the short end of the stick at even the slightest provocation.

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