Democratic Primaries

Funtatlaguy

(10,870 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2019, 07:17 AM Dec 2019

My plan to redesign the primaries.

Yes, Iowa and NH are too white.
Yes, we need to change.
But change to what?
A national primary?
No, that would rule out the little guy with shallow pockets.

I’m more in favor of either regional or selected non regional groups of five.
Wrap it up in 10 weeks.
Start the first week of March.
Have all primaries (no more caucuses) on Saturday’s.
Go 10 straight Saturday’s.
Each Saturday features 5 states voting either in geographic clumps or non geographic selected by the DNC to show diverse demographics for each Saturday.
It’s time the parties took the power back fro the states in dictating how we get our nominees.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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My plan to redesign the primaries. (Original Post) Funtatlaguy Dec 2019 OP

The first thing to help that along would be to mandate general elections on a Saturday. LiberalFighter Dec 2019 #1

Yep. Funtatlaguy Dec 2019 #3

How do you make the States hold Primaries on Saturday? brooklynite Dec 2019 #2

You can't make them.You can encourage them. Funtatlaguy Dec 2019 #4

"It's time the parties took the power back fro the states" brooklynite Dec 2019 #5

You'd effectively disenfranchise observant Jews with elections held on Shabbos. The Valley Below Dec 2019 #11

With the length of today's primary campaigns... TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #6

I thought of that a long time ago mercuryblues Dec 2019 #7

Great minds. Funtatlaguy Dec 2019 #8

Not so sure I have a great mind mercuryblues Dec 2019 #9

That is a great plan...you can't make states do anything but you can encourage them... Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #10

LiberalFighter

(50,912 posts)

1. The first thing to help that along would be to mandate general elections on a Saturday.

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 07:27 AM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Funtatlaguy

(10,870 posts)

3. Yep.

Reply to LiberalFighter (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 08:10 AM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

brooklynite

(94,535 posts)

2. How do you make the States hold Primaries on Saturday?

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 07:59 AM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Funtatlaguy

(10,870 posts)

4. You can't make them.You can encourage them.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 08:11 AM

Dec 2019

Those states that agree to Saturday’s get moved up on the calendar.
Primaries get moved up on the calendar ahead of caucuses.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

brooklynite

(94,535 posts)

5. "It's time the parties took the power back fro the states"

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 08:21 AM

Dec 2019

Sounds more confrontational than persuasive...

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

The Valley Below

(1,701 posts)

11. You'd effectively disenfranchise observant Jews with elections held on Shabbos.

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 12:39 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

TidalWave46

(2,061 posts)

6. With the length of today's primary campaigns...

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 09:21 AM

Dec 2019

I would be perfectly fine with a national primary day. Under the current structure, or one as you mention, time and money need to be limited.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

mercuryblues

(14,531 posts)

7. I thought of that a long time ago

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 10:01 AM

Dec 2019

Make the primaries regional. Also rotate the region voting 1st every year.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Funtatlaguy

(10,870 posts)

8. Great minds.

Reply to mercuryblues (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 10:36 AM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

mercuryblues

(14,531 posts)

9. Not so sure I have a great mind

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Reply #8)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 12:16 PM

Dec 2019

but every now and again I get a great idea.

I also believe the caucuses system needs to go. They are discriminatory. My spouse traveled a lot for business, I would take the kids to vote with me. If I had to participate in a caucus, I would not have been able to. With 3 kids we could not afford to get a babysitter, that could handle 3 very rambunctious kids. In a line for 20-30 minutes to vote, fine. At a caucus for hours...not a snowballs chance in hell.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Demsrule86

(68,563 posts)

10. That is a great plan...you can't make states do anything but you can encourage them...

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 12:18 PM

Dec 2019

the only issue is those states in GOP control...don't see how we encourage or make them do anything.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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