2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI absolutely resent
that rural Iowa, tiny New Hampshire, largely vacant Nevada and two states from the deep south choose the nominees for POTUS. What about New York, California (that has the 8th largest economy in the world), Ohio, Illinois and even bat-shit crazy Florida do not get say on who runs.
it's stupid. There should be a single national primary or multiple primaries that make up a demographics of the entire country.
yourout
(7,532 posts)demwing
(16,916 posts)and even the "Democratic" Party has abandoned democratic principles.
CorkySt.Clair
(1,507 posts)First election?
gwheezie
(3,580 posts)I think there needs to be some ability to narrow the field but this drawn out process stifles the democratic process. In 08 I never got to vote for my #1 pick.
LexVegas
(6,092 posts)Jbradshaw120
(80 posts)BUT no results until the entire country votes? I like that idea.
Karma13612
(4,554 posts)system ruins the whole point of the process.
Some say it isn't feasible to hold one day across the country for primaries.
I say it is the only fair way so that all the states voters have a say.
MannyG
(13 posts)Too much of an advantage to candidates with more name recognition & a bigger war chest.