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2016 Postmortem

Yavin4

(35,438 posts) Tue Feb 2, 2016, 06:51 PM Feb 2016

Caucuses are a dumb idea

Voting should be anonymous and solitary. What sense does it make to be herded into a room full people, stand around all night, only to have the results be unclear?

We should have regional primaries, North, South, Midwest, and West, with each region alternating who goes first.

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Caucuses are a dumb idea (Original Post) Yavin4 Feb 2016 OP

Not sure I like regional firebrand80 Feb 2016 #1

I think they suck. Maybe Hillary and Bernie supporters can agree on this at least. Metric System Feb 2016 #2

firebrand80

(2,760 posts)

1. Not sure I like regional

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 06:58 PM

Feb 2016

That would skew even more toward big money candidates.

The problem isn't really with IA, it's with the media treating the results like Moses coming down with stone tablets. There was a time when candidates would get into the race AFTER Iowa, that's unheard of today.

Definately agree about getting rid of caucuses.

Metric System

(6,048 posts)

2. I think they suck. Maybe Hillary and Bernie supporters can agree on this at least.

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 07:05 PM

Feb 2016

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