cancelled primaries...How will they affect the nomination process?

[teevee]

"Kansas, Colorado and Utah — all with Republican-controlled legislatures — have canceled their state-run 2004 primaries. Republican legislatures tried unsuccessfully to drop primaries in Arizona and Missouri, but Democratic governors either vetoed the primary bill or restored the funding."


So does that mean they just nominate delegates to vote at the convention or what? I can't seem to find the answer.

**thanks to my DU brothers & sisters for clarification.**

[Lefta Dissenter]

1. Well, I'm not going to clarify,

since I don't have a clue how they handle it then.

But I sure wish that Soros would pick up on this and put some of his millions into funding the primaries in the states that claim they can't afford to run them. (is that even legal for him to do that?) It would sure be a good start on spending the money that he has committed to ousting bush.

I think it's totally WRONG that states can cancel primaries, and until this year didn't even know that they COULD. I think that it should be a condition of statehood, even if it has to be funded by the Fed. government. For pete's sake - the votes of the people of Colorado should count just as much as those in New Hampshire! Maybe it should be that it's federally funded, with all primaries on the same day. THAT would certainly shake things up a bit.

on edit: and now that I think more about it - does that mean that the Dems won't be paying attention to those states at all during the campaign time prior to the convention? Some swing voters need to see candidates a few times and feel like they have a sense of who the candidates are before they consider voting for them - they'd get to the general election and the only name that would sound familiar to them is the chimp's. This is really starting to tick me off.

[Egnever]

2. I am not positive but I think...

They go to party run cacusses instead. What iot boils down to in the end for the candidates is the person with the most strength on the ground will end up wining the primaries.

I actually agree with the decision to end primaries. They cost the states way too much money to run and because of that get various amounts of participation due to limited number of polling venues. At least in the caucus a majority of the people participating are at least informed.

This actually helps candidates like kucinich with little popular support but strong grass roots. If you get enough of your supporters to partricipate you win the state basicaly. Course for Dean its a windfall with the lead he has in ground support in most states.

[woofless]

3. WA state is considering cancellation of primaries too.

Since only registered Party members can participate in caucuses all the Independent and Freep votes are negated. I think it can help the Dems. I have always believed that only registered party members should participate in picking the candidates for that Party.

Woof

[Skwmom]

4. Just another example of the Republicans helping their good buddy

Howard Dean.

[mrgorth]

5. .

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