States used to thought sovereign and nobody else’s business.
This year’s Iowa GOP caucus was a primary in all but name. It was a secret ballot that binds almost absolutely national convention votes. That means that Iowa has just replaced New Hampshire as the first real battle, which shouldn’t be allowed without other negotiations.
Until now, Iowa got to ‘go first’ because the results didn’t determine any delegate votes or bestow any other benefit on the winner.
Unfortunately, change requires bipartisan input from the national parties in DC as well as bipartisan cooperation in state legislatures.
Iowa is still a cluster fark. Look at the controvetsy in both parties this time. I do not think Iowa is capable of running an orderly process. They did not even know who won in 2012 until days later. I also am not good witn the idea of a state that usually votes ‘rat for president having so much weight in the republican primary process.
Baloney.