Shouldn't we have a more orderly flow of Primarys?

[BOSSHOG]

We have a whole bunch of em and then an incredible lull before the next ones. I suggest four, maybe eight regional primaries done in a mutually agreed upon period of time - (January to April?), (March to June?) This meandering of primarys aggravates my need for order.

[JuniperLea]

1. I've always felt they should be held on the same day...

It would save so much jockeying for position, and it would make certain that everyone voted their conscience, instead of some ridiculous mathematical and psychological mind fucking.

[BOSSHOG]

2. I believe

the state's would take their ball and go home if some semblance of order or fairness were proposed.

[JuniperLea]

11. LOL!

I believe you are correct, Sir. Sad but true.

[Droopy]

3. Me too

It would save a lot of time and money as well.

[Johnny__Motown]

4. I disagree, candidates can't campaign everywhere at once. Your way would be a name recognition poll

[BOSSHOG]

6. I agree My Friend

but the current schedule could certainly be improved upon.

[JuniperLea]

13. You are assigning old thought/ways to new

Of course the campaign strategies would need to change too~! Five or six months of hashing it all out, traveling about, etc., then we vote.

I live in California... we rarely see campaigning on a "people's" level. I've seen maybe two ads on TV... and the meet-ups are all about getting money from the wealthy... not getting votes from the people. Yet California is very liberal, very progressive, and always BLUE! Forget about our "Governator"... a bunch of idiots thought they were electing a super hero... :eyes:

[stillcool]

12. I think we should do away...

with Primary's all together. I think we should just have a national election with every one who wants to run being on one ballot. Everyone would save a ton of money from all that campaigning. We could make our choices based on commercials and sound bytes. Nothing different there.

[underpants]

5. They could put them closer together I know that

It's like they want people on airplanes for long periods of time or something.

Seriously check out how far apart some of them were

[ElsewheresDaughter]

7. divide the states in 3 groups have them vote in "CLOSED" Primary vote 1 day a month winner take all

[SoCalDem]

8. 6 regions.. easy to maneuver within

all have urban, rural, ethnic, major media major airports

Head of DNC/RNC alternate drwing numbers from a hat to show who goes first etc..

Iowa & NH can still have their dog & pony show in January..

Regional primaries start in Feb..

wk 1 debates
wk2 &3 retail politicking
wk 4 vote..

closed primaries(or caucuses).. no new registration after Dec31 ..before the dog & pony shows..

It's all over by July..
August is re-charge month and convention time

[BOSSHOG]

10. That makes too much sense, no one would buy it

[DemzRock]

9. Agreed. There are plenty of ways to make it more orderly..

Also - throw out caucuses. Full state, Democratic-only primaries.

[tridim]

14. I've always wondered what the current schedule is based on.

Is it based on the age of horse and carriage, trains, or airplanes?

IMO, we should have 2 or 3 primaries per week, every week. Or have 5 regional super-tuesdays spread out over 2 months.

[BOSSHOG]

15. I believe

the current clusterfuck is based on the selfishness of some states.