In the upcoming election, the Democrats have the upper hand since most Americans cannot stomach Republicans anymore BUT the Democrats could still blow it!
I am talking about “primaries”, the way they were and the way they should be.
All these years, candidates spent millions on Iowa and New Hampshire; the two earliest primaries. Iowa doesn’t really have a primary only a caucus or straw poll.
Historically, candidates who did badly in either or both states usually dropped out of the race which gave voters in Iowa and New Hampshire the extremely important role of picking the candidates for the rest of the country to vote for.
Michigan and Florida said bullshit, we don’t want some hicks in Iowa or stuck up Easterners in New Hampshire picking our candidates for us; so they moved their primaries up to compete with the historically first and second primary states.
Well upsetting the apple cart is not sitting well with the National Democratic Party; they like things the way they were but Michigan and Florida do not and want change – period.
I have to note here that money is involved. Candidates spend millions to win primaries, especially the first few primaries – keep that in mind.
The National Democratic Party is threatening to disqualify primary votes from states that do not follow their rules, maybe even not seating their delegates at the national convention. Candidates also said they were NOT going to campaign in those rebellious states.
And it is here that the Democrats can blow their national edge.
I absolutely agree that the way we conduct primaries needs to change. I think larger states with diverse populations need a voice in deciding what candidates appear on the November ballot and not a bunch of farmers in Iowa or independents in New Hampshire; let’s make the early primaries statistically significant since only the welfare of the country is at stake!
Michigan is sticking to its guns, Florida will probably follow suit and dare the Democrats to invalidate their votes or the candidates to skip campaigning there. I would suggest that the Democrats not piss these people off.
I am talking about “primaries”, the way they were and the way they should be.
All these years, candidates spent millions on Iowa and New Hampshire; the two earliest primaries. Iowa doesn’t really have a primary only a caucus or straw poll.
Historically, candidates who did badly in either or both states usually dropped out of the race which gave voters in Iowa and New Hampshire the extremely important role of picking the candidates for the rest of the country to vote for.
Michigan and Florida said bullshit, we don’t want some hicks in Iowa or stuck up Easterners in New Hampshire picking our candidates for us; so they moved their primaries up to compete with the historically first and second primary states.
Well upsetting the apple cart is not sitting well with the National Democratic Party; they like things the way they were but Michigan and Florida do not and want change – period.
I have to note here that money is involved. Candidates spend millions to win primaries, especially the first few primaries – keep that in mind.
The National Democratic Party is threatening to disqualify primary votes from states that do not follow their rules, maybe even not seating their delegates at the national convention. Candidates also said they were NOT going to campaign in those rebellious states.
And it is here that the Democrats can blow their national edge.
I absolutely agree that the way we conduct primaries needs to change. I think larger states with diverse populations need a voice in deciding what candidates appear on the November ballot and not a bunch of farmers in Iowa or independents in New Hampshire; let’s make the early primaries statistically significant since only the welfare of the country is at stake!
Michigan is sticking to its guns, Florida will probably follow suit and dare the Democrats to invalidate their votes or the candidates to skip campaigning there. I would suggest that the Democrats not piss these people off.
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