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Republicans moving to overhaul 2016 primary process
CNN ^ | December 11, 2013 | Peter Hamby

Posted on 12/11/2013 8:58:49 AM PST by kobald

A handful of Republican Party officials is quietly advancing a new batch of rules aimed at streamlining a chaotic presidential nominating process that many party insiders viewed as damaging to the their campaign for the White House in 2012, multiple GOP sources told CNN.

In a series of closed-door meetings since August, handpicked members of the Republican National Committee have been meeting with party Chairman Reince Priebus in Washington to hash out details of a sweeping plan to condense the nominating calendar, severely punish primary and caucus states that upend the agreed-upon voting order and potentially move the party's national convention to earlier in the summer, with late June emerging as the ideal target date...

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa; US: New Hampshire; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: cnn; fff; finos; gope; gopestablishment; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; rino; rinos
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To: malia

Big money and established candidates would be the only ones with a chance in a one day national primary.


41 posted on 12/11/2013 10:09:46 AM PST by C. Edmund Wright (Tokyo Rove is more than a name, it's a GREAT WEBSITE)
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To: cripplecreek

I’m from CA, but would be perfectly fine with having primaries in FL,GA,OH,MO,CO,and AZ decide the whole thing. They would provide a good mix. IA and NH are not indicative of anything nation-wide.


42 posted on 12/11/2013 10:19:16 AM PST by Lou Budvis
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To: C. Edmund Wright
Reform should start by nixing this idiotic Iowa/New Hampshire start.

What they need to do is throw the name of every state in a hat, and draw them out for assigned dates. This will keep the GOPe from frontloading liberal states.

43 posted on 12/11/2013 10:24:42 AM PST by zeugma (Is it evil of me to teach my bird to say "here kitty, kitty"?)
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To: kobald
A handful of Republican Party officials

Well, lets see how this little battle plays out. GOPe is trying desperately to not be removed from positions of influence. Yes, baby, we are coming for you soon.

44 posted on 12/11/2013 10:25:04 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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To: zeugma

I don’t know if I like the hat idea, but anything would be an improvement over what we have now I suppose….


45 posted on 12/11/2013 10:26:08 AM PST by C. Edmund Wright (Tokyo Rove is more than a name, it's a GREAT WEBSITE)
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To: kobald

If we conservatives would stop screwing around, and vote for one person, they would have no ability to do anything.


46 posted on 12/11/2013 10:27:21 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Cicero
... early voting in liberal and open primary states, making it easy for the Democrats to come in and cheat.. "

Bingo.. Who in the Hell ever thought that an open enrollment was a good idea..? Geeez

47 posted on 12/11/2013 10:27:28 AM PST by carlo3b (RUFFLE FEATHERS, and destroy their FEATHER NEST!)
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To: dfwgator

GOPe had better be careful continuing to tease the tail of the Dragon. It could burn down the entire mansion they inhabit.


48 posted on 12/11/2013 10:28:28 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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To: meadsjn
-- Any state holding a primary or caucus during the first two weeks of March must award its delegates proportionally, rather than winner-take-all.

All states should have the same rules. If they are splitting delegates for early state, they should do it for all states.
49 posted on 12/11/2013 10:30:16 AM PST by TomGuy (.)
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To: kobald

RINO incumbent protection program.


50 posted on 12/11/2013 10:47:34 AM PST by Chuckster (The longer I live the less I care about what you think.)
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To: Zathras

Could the process be better? Sure. Does it really matter? No. The conservative champion who can’t beat Christie in at least one of Iowa or New Hampshire under the current rules is not going to be able to beat Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden in Ohio or Florida.


51 posted on 12/11/2013 10:50:51 AM PST by only1percent
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To: ilgipper
Romney was a terrible option...although he probably was the least terrible option in that field.

Uh, oh. Hope you have your flameproof pajamas on.

52 posted on 12/11/2013 10:53:12 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: TomGuy
All states should have the same rules. If they are splitting delegates for early state, they should do it for all states.

I agree with that, but they didn't invite me or ask my opinion this time.

I'd like to see totally closed primaries -- where absolutely NO independents, libertarians, democrats, or other space aliens get to vote in Republican primaries.

I'd like to see Republican debates wherein the moderators have to be TEA Party conservative Republicans. No commie interference.

53 posted on 12/11/2013 10:57:39 AM PST by meadsjn
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To: C. Edmund Wright

Will they finally close gOp primaries to ‘cross-dressing’ democRATS too?


54 posted on 12/11/2013 11:02:57 AM PST by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Red Badger
The seemingly never-ending ‘debates’ and multiple primary days all across the country is very expensive and tiring on both the candidates and the electorate.

I don't find it tiring at all. There's nothing more important in primaries than debates. Should we just watch all the cheesy, misleading ads instead? Not to mention, debates level the playing field between big-money candidates (RINOs) and upstarts (conservatives).

We should start the debates now and have them non-stop until the primary's over. There's almost no better way to get a feel for a candidate and preview how they'll compete on the national level. Romney wouldn't have even won his first debate with Obama if not for the practice he had in the primaries, so the debates not only help the voters, they help the candidate.

The debates last time were incredibly useful and revealing, and allowed lots of good candidates to make progress with their campaigns. Without them, Romney would've marched right in on his money. With them, we came close to beating his useless RINO butt.

55 posted on 12/11/2013 11:06:59 AM PST by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: JediJones

He still lost..................


56 posted on 12/11/2013 11:08:41 AM PST by Red Badger (Proud member of the Zeta Omicron Tau Fraternity since 2004...................)
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To: kobald

NH “first” needs to be gutted and abandoned.

It is a meaningless race and only serves to further anti-republic democracy.


57 posted on 12/11/2013 11:09:20 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: freerepublicchat

I would agree with something like that. Only getting to choose one candidate in a multi-candidate election means that one wing of the party can split the vote and make the least-preferred candidate come out the winner. If you run 4 Ted Cruz clones who each get 19% of the vote and a Romneybot gets 24% of the vote, the Romneybot wins, even though 76%, the vast majority of the voters would’ve ranked him last choice on their list. A multi-candidate election where you can only pick one name is an utterly stupid, meaningless and counterproductive exercise.


58 posted on 12/11/2013 11:11:30 AM PST by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: freerepublicchat

I would agree with something like that. Only getting to choose one candidate in a multi-candidate election means that one wing of the party can split the vote and make the least-preferred candidate come out the winner. If you run 4 Ted Cruz clones who each get 19% of the vote and a Romneybot gets 24% of the vote, the Romneybot wins, even though 76%, the vast majority of the voters would’ve ranked him last choice on their list. A multi-candidate election where you can only pick one name is an utterly stupid, meaningless and counterproductive exercise.


59 posted on 12/11/2013 11:11:30 AM PST by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: Red Badger

What’s your point? He was an awful candidate who only won the primary by outspending his more popular opponents 20 to 1. We need primaries that do not favor the big-money candidates. Big money Republicans means RINOs, amnesty, pro-abortion, pro-corporate welfare, pro-bailout...


60 posted on 12/11/2013 11:14:07 AM PST by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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