The article mentions Iowa, New Hampshire, and North Carolina. Is anyone else here irritated that these small states basically get to choose our nominee for us? By the time we have our primary in Texas, all of the candidates have dropped out except for the guy whose turn it is, ie Juan McCain.
Why couldn’t the primary system be changed to where there were regional primaries? Divide the country into geographical regions. Each geographical region could take their turn being first every four years. The next time it would be last.
Northeast- From Maine south to Virginia, west to West Virginia and Pennsylvania 135 electoral votes
South- North Carolina south to Florida, all the gulf states, Arkansas and Oklahoma 136 electoral votes
Midwest-Ohio south to Tennessee, west to Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas 143 electoral votes
West - Montana south to New Mexico, and all states West, including Alaska and Hawaii. 124 electoral votes
538 votes total (2008 electoral map)
Each region has large states:
Northeast - New York and Pennsylvania
South - Florida and Texas
Midwest-Illinois and Chicago
West - California
Start the primaries March 1 and have one every 6 weeks. The last primary would be 8/15 just in time for the conventions.
Infinitely more fair to the states than the current system.
Which Republican do you think will run as a write-in candidate after Palin wins the Republican nomination:
I'll start.
Romney.
How nice of her to say that she has a “right” to run for office. Good grief, she is Constitutionally qualified - that is all the “right” she needs! Idiots!
Right on! Run Baby Run!