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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 10:50 AM Original message |
Make the primary dates random each election cycle |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. Why don't we just have a primary day on which everyone votes? |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 11:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. There are a few reasons. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
2. doesn't NH have it written into law that it must be first? |
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plusfiftyfive (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yes, and it's a stupid law |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. A national primary, |
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plusfiftyfive (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. That would have prevented Bush from |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Meh... McCain would have been twice the war monger as Bush |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 12:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. It could work with mandatory public financing |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Great idea, Sheila. Common sense. |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
6. Good idea... |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 11:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I could definitely support this one. |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Suppose we held a national primary in February |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Except that most delegates are bound to vote for their candidate |
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mohc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
8. I honestly do not know what the best solution is. |
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BluegrassDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. We should have regional primaries that rotate every 4 years |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
14. Was there better control over selection when the candidates came out of . . .. |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-31-07 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
15. How would you get 50 states to agree? We don't understand our own governmental process.n/t |
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