[nitzy]

What do you think?

[Perdogg]

I think this was posted this morning by some one else.

[G8 Diplomat]

We need a new system entirely. At this point I'm fed up enough with the elections that I'm ready for a Christian monarchy like the old days.

[Rennes Templar]

Anything but the manipulated system we have now.

[elpadre]

I think the States should run their own primaries in the way in which their party leaders decide.

Let’s get some party leaders who are a lot smarter than the ones we have now. Every state has the dumbest party members in state politics running the store.

Insist on no campaigns beginning before Labor Day and devising ways for leaders, not necessarily millionaires, are able to run for all offices, not just town councils. Well, you asked!!!

[upchuck]

I guess you realize the Royal Society of Loud Whiners is gonna have a fit about the 20 bucks. They’ll yell, “Poll Tax,” “Racist,” “Divider,” “Women And Children Hurt Most,” etc.

Personally I’d prefer there be NO campaigning before Jan 1st of an election year. All primaries to be closed. If you wanna be an “independent,” tough.

[RightWhale]

The Parties and their primaries and their funding are extra-Constitutional. FedGov should not be participating in regulation of them and should not be providing personnel and hardware and supplies for the primaries.

[Doug Loss]

Although I don't usually put much credit in Wikipedia, they do have a pretty good list of the various presidential primary reform proposals here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_primary#Reform_proposals

[Kevmo]

Here’s one of my suggestions:

How the Republican PartyCommitted National Suicide

Posted by Kevmo to PlainOleAmerican
On News/Activism 02/01/2008 11:25:17 AM PST · 33 of 227

The ten most Republican states in 2004 (a Republican year) were Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Nebraska, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Alabama, Kansas, Alaska and Texas, in that order. Yet only one of these states has held a primary thus far, Wyoming. Before the rest will get a chance to vote, all Republicans are out of the race.
***Right there is the biggest clue to how party primaries ought to be run. That should be the ORDER of the primaries, based upon what the highest percentages of republican votes. Those states that have high percentages of republicans would encourage more turnout in blowout elections because the results count towards primary order.

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[mysterio]

National primary day.