Dem Party Chair wants to end Presidential Caucuses

[JI7]

At the very least they should include more diverse states to vote first along which Iowa which needs to get rid of caucuses. But no more iowa and NH first by themselves which means we get like 2 years of issues focused on what it's imporant to 2 small mostly white states.


<Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez said Monday that the handful of 2020 presidential caucuses should be the last the party ever holds.

He didn't specifically name Iowa, which for decades has led off the nominating calendar, but his position would represent a seismic shift in the party's traditions.

Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, as well as New Hampshire's status as the first primary state a week later, are further threatened in the Democratic pecking order because the states are overwhelmingly white, while the national party is much more diverse.

That gap was underscored this year when eventual nominee Joe Biden finished fourth in Iowa and fifth in New Hampshire, only to dominate the nominating fight over the ensuing months once more diverse states voted.

Perez wouldn't comment on whether he thinks Iowa or New Hampshire should give up or share their leadoff spots. But he said the demographics "will undoubtedly come up" in future party discussions.>

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ketv.com/amp/article/democratic-party-chair-wants-to-end-caucuses/33627892

[msongs]

1. ditch caucuses, add a few more diverse states to the first primary date nt

[crickets]

3. I heartily agree! nt

[Budi]

2. I agree. They keep it because it is a financial plus for the states.

As for representative of America's changing demographic, it is outdated, as proven in the primary.

[cynatnite]

4. Get rid of them all. n/t

[Demsrule86]

5. Ditch all caucuses...they depress the vote and make people less likely to participate.

[Generic Brad]

7. I despise caucuses

Every one I have ever been to has been filled with bullies and loud voices that discouraged and drowned out everyone else. Give me a good old fashioned primary any day.

[madaboutharry]

6. The caucuses are a terrible burden on voters.

In the evening, often in poor weather conditions. Young moms with children they would have to drag out at night, the elderly who are just not willing to go out at night for a variety of reasons, students, and people who work at night - all these voters end up disenfranchised. It is just wrong,