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NonMetro

(631 posts)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 09:14 PM Nov 2015

One More Year - YEAR! - Until The Election.

366 days since 2016 is a leap year. They just put up decorations at the malls here for Christmas, and they'll be putting up decorations for Christmas in 2016 before we vote. And this thing has already gone for close to a year at this point.

Any questions on why it costs so much for presidential elections?

Anyone burnt out yet?

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One More Year - YEAR! - Until The Election. (Original Post) NonMetro Nov 2015 OP
Kinda yes. yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #1
I think the primaries should be moved NonMetro Nov 2015 #2
I totally agree with you and I like a May/June start date yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #3
 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
1. Kinda yes.
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 09:20 PM
Nov 2015

It is too long. I think starting now would be ok. I don't like a primary day because little known politicians would never make it. A year prior seems better then current.

NonMetro

(631 posts)
2. I think the primaries should be moved
Sun Nov 8, 2015, 12:18 PM
Nov 2015

To start perhaps in May or June of election year. It's way too long the way it is. This one started about 1/2 way into Obama's second term. If it keeps going thus way, pretty soon we're going to have 4 year campaigns starting the day after the election - and in a sense we already do. Most people were saying at this time last year that Hillary Clinton was going to be our nominee. It's ridiculous!

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