2016 Postmortem

Bread and Circus

(9,454 posts) Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:25 PM Mar 2016

Is the primary state by state voting schedule the same every year?

And if so, why? Why do we have all the Southern states go first? Why are a lot of the Western states last?

Doesn't the schedule greatly influence the perception and outcome of the race?

Is any of this remotely respectable or fair?

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Is the primary state by state voting schedule the same every year? (Original Post) Bread and Circus Mar 2016 OP

If I'm not mistaken Rebkeh Mar 2016 #1

The DNC doesn't design the Primary schedule... brooklynite Mar 2016 #8

Maybe not beyond Iowa and NH, elleng Mar 2016 #2

States detrmine this; not some silly CT. whatthehey Mar 2016 #3

Not at all. 3 years out of 4 there are no primaries! 6chars Mar 2016 #4

no, state parties and legislatures determine them geek tragedy Mar 2016 #5

New to primary voting, I see MaggieD Mar 2016 #6

No, but the frontloading of southern states has been done since at least the early 1980s nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #7

Rebkeh

(2,450 posts)

1. If I'm not mistaken

Reply to Bread and Circus (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:26 PM

Mar 2016

No, it's not the same every year. The DNC designed it this way for 2016.

brooklynite

(94,748 posts)

8. The DNC doesn't design the Primary schedule...

Reply to Rebkeh (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:42 PM

Mar 2016

...other than setting the first four States. Decisions are made by State Parties or Governments.

elleng

(131,159 posts)

2. Maybe not beyond Iowa and NH,

Reply to Bread and Circus (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:29 PM

Mar 2016

but those 2 have duked it out 'recently,' as NH 'pledges' to be the first.

whatthehey

(3,660 posts)

3. States detrmine this; not some silly CT.

Reply to Bread and Circus (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:30 PM

Mar 2016

6chars

(3,967 posts)

4. Not at all. 3 years out of 4 there are no primaries!

Reply to Bread and Circus (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:39 PM

Mar 2016

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

5. no, state parties and legislatures determine them

Reply to Bread and Circus (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:41 PM

Mar 2016

California, New York, and New Jersey all voted on Super Tuesday in 2008.

Texas was much later--on the same date as Ohio.

MaggieD

(7,393 posts)

6. New to primary voting, I see

Reply to Bread and Circus (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:41 PM

Mar 2016

No wonder you are so susceptible to all the CT.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

7. No, but the frontloading of southern states has been done since at least the early 1980s

Reply to Bread and Circus (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:41 PM

Mar 2016

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