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GihrenZabi Donating Member (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 02:02 PM
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Waiting too long for PA
Is the wait killing anyone else?

I am getting really, really fed up with the whole primary system. I am beginning to think that my wife is correct in that every state should hold their primary on precisely the same day. Just get a candidate chosen and that's that. Start the campaigns earlier, and push the votes back until maybe late April or early May, take some time to prepare the general election campaign, and then get moving.

There's a serious dearth of real news on the campaign right now. I don't care about Snipergate, I don't care about Wright, I want news on who has more delegates, on who is making progress or losing it, and that means I want votes. I want voting, damnit!

Everything that's going on right now is just such a waste of time, stupid sniping...

It's aggravating.
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Araxen Donating Member (826 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 02:04 PM
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1. The longer the wait, the better for Obama
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Bensthename Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 02:07 PM
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4. Exactly. He has time and money on this side
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Bullet1987 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 02:05 PM
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2. I do agree that the Primary system needs to be changed on our side
But they aren't going to have a national primary/caucus because it wouldn't feed into the MSM machine.
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 02:06 PM
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3. It's awesome
I'm part of the volunteer force out here and every weekend I'm meeting such nice and interesting people from around my hometown and around the country who have flown or driven in to help.
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noel711 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 02:11 PM
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5. The whole system needs change....
Primaries should be held regionally....
divide the nation into regions for primaries sake-
elections should be held on the weekends..
voting from Saturday morning until Sunday evening.
The Results are not announced until the following Tuesday.
no campaigning for three days before the election..

Even the time for campaigning should be limited...
three months max.

Donations should be limited also.
Media campaigning should be paid for out of the
state's budget, not the candidate's treasure chest.
All candidates get equal time on television.

One debate per region.
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