Democratic Primaries

question everything

(47,531 posts) Fri Aug 30, 2019, 12:19 PM Aug 2019

Iowa and New Hampshire: who's on first?

Heard a long story about Iowa wanting to move to "virtual caucus" because - surprise surprise - not many people these days are excited about shuffling on a cold winter night, perhaps even snowy or icy, to participate. Never mind exposing their preferences in front of other family members, neighbors, perhaps even bosses and co-workers.

But, of course, there are concerns about hacking. So why not move to a primary system? Because New Hampshire, which comes next, is the first state in the nation to cast a primary. So there.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Iowa and New Hampshire: who's on first? (Original Post) question everything Aug 2019 OP

NH have passed a law to that effect. crazytown Aug 2019 #1

In 2012, NH was threatening to move their Primary to December 2011 to "protect" it brooklynite Aug 2019 #2

Yes they were. The were pushing back in 2008 too, crazytown Aug 2019 #3

But it should not bind other states question everything Aug 2019 #4

If it has been anyone else but Obama crazytown Aug 2019 #5

crazytown

(7,277 posts)

1. NH have passed a law to that effect.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2019, 12:26 PM

Aug 2019

If Iowa had not used a caucus system, Obama might not have won - HRC would have been 44 in that case.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

brooklynite

(94,725 posts)

2. In 2012, NH was threatening to move their Primary to December 2011 to "protect" it

Reply to crazytown (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 30, 2019, 02:28 PM

Aug 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

crazytown

(7,277 posts)

3. Yes they were. The were pushing back in 2008 too,

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 30, 2019, 03:33 PM

Aug 2019

which is why Iowa was held on the night of January 3- and that gave Obama the most best opportunity to capitalize on his win.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

question everything

(47,531 posts)

4. But it should not bind other states

Reply to crazytown (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 30, 2019, 04:38 PM

Aug 2019

I kinda remember Florida, and, perhaps Michigan, decided to move forward and were punished by cutting the number of their delegates. Of course, once we had a nominee they were forgiven.

The only way to handle this is by having a rotating regional primaries system.

Which, of course, will deprive these four early states of major income...

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

crazytown

(7,277 posts)

5. If it has been anyone else but Obama

Reply to question everything (Reply #4)

Fri Aug 30, 2019, 05:16 PM

Aug 2019

No other post WWII Democrat could have beaten HRC in 2008. No one of them.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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