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To: Vigilanteman

Right now you have 50 states with 50 different ways of selecting and placing delegates. While the national sets the general requirements which includes number per congressional district and super delegates loosely based on party membership or the number of party votes cast for the president in the previous presidential election.

The latter number of delegates waxes and wanes on turnout for that particular election. Also some states list the delegate’s name and affilation while some don’t and some don’t list the delegate at all on their primary ballot.

Then too you have different filing dates. Some states require filing three months ahead of their primary while others perhaps two weeks.

Some don’t even hold primaries but hold caucuses.


11 posted on 05/14/2012 2:46:02 AM PDT by mosesdapoet (The best way to punish a - country is let professors run it. Fredrick the Great p/p)
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To: mosesdapoet
Correct. But letting the states decide rules, participants method and timing showcases the GOP respect for the concept of Federalism. And that isn't a bad thing.

On the other hand, putting a lot more weight on delegate allocation to states which actually deliver for the GOP will cause those states to consider no only how they select delegates, but how they allocate electoral votes, probably in a way which would maximize their potential for more delegates.

Under the current system, states which almost never vote GOP (New York, California) have an outsized influence in the selection of the nominee.

12 posted on 05/14/2012 7:29:38 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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