Comments on: The Insane Acceleration Of The Presidential Primary Season http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/08/09/the-insane-acceleration-of-the-presidential-primary-season/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:35:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: TanGeng http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/08/09/the-insane-acceleration-of-the-presidential-primary-season/#comment-34486 TanGeng Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:40:38 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/08/09/the-insane-acceleration-of-the-presidential-primary-season/#comment-34486 This is madness. All these small states jockeying for media attention and influence. I think once this election is over, the two parties will reform their rules and prevent this from happening again. But some states are right. NH and Iowa do exert undue influence on the presidential election, and I like it way. This is madness. All these small states jockeying for media attention and influence. I think once this election is over, the two parties will reform their rules and prevent this from happening again.

But some states are right. NH and Iowa do exert undue influence on the presidential election, and I like it way.

]]> By: Doh-San http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/08/09/the-insane-acceleration-of-the-presidential-primary-season/#comment-34444 Doh-San Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:48:32 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/08/09/the-insane-acceleration-of-the-presidential-primary-season/#comment-34444 Why not just move all the primaries to the day after the first Tuesday in November and have done with it? :-) Why not just move all the primaries to the day after the first Tuesday in November and have done with it? :-)

]]> By: Ken H http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/08/09/the-insane-acceleration-of-the-presidential-primary-season/#comment-34443 Ken H Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:40:15 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/08/09/the-insane-acceleration-of-the-presidential-primary-season/#comment-34443 www.nass.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=210 http://www.nass.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=210

]]> By: Andy http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/08/09/the-insane-acceleration-of-the-presidential-primary-season/#comment-34398 Andy Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:44:16 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/08/09/the-insane-acceleration-of-the-presidential-primary-season/#comment-34398 The combination of the winner-take-all ballot and the financing restrictions that created the two party system gave us precisely what we have now. It's amazing to me that few people seem to get the connection to Federalism. If my state's idea of Republicanism was the same as your state's, why would I care who's primary was first? Take power and money out of the Fed's hands and no one will care. We've made the stakes too high for states to ignore. The combination of the winner-take-all ballot and the financing restrictions that created the two party system gave us precisely what we have now. It’s amazing to me that few people seem to get the connection to Federalism. If my state’s idea of Republicanism was the same as your state’s, why would I care who’s primary was first? Take power and money out of the Fed’s hands and no one will care. We’ve made the stakes too high for states to ignore.

]]> By: Jeff Molby http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/08/09/the-insane-acceleration-of-the-presidential-primary-season/#comment-34397 Jeff Molby Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:22:41 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/08/09/the-insane-acceleration-of-the-presidential-primary-season/#comment-34397 <blockquote>Seriously, though, I never thought I’d say this, but I think the idea of regional primaries is something we need to think about.</blockquote> Or... we could finally switch to an election method that doesn't have the vote-splitting problem and thereby eliminate the colossal hack that is the primaries.

Seriously, though, I never thought I’d say this, but I think the idea of regional primaries is something we need to think about.

Or… we could finally switch to an election method that doesn’t have the vote-splitting problem and thereby eliminate the colossal hack that is the primaries.

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