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[Iliyah]

1. Nope.

[BusyBeingBest]

5. LOL.

[Sherman A1]

3. I believe that the first states should rotate

or some other system needs to be developed. The Iowa, NH thing is just worn out.

[Funtatlaguy]

8. Keep all 4 but have them all on the same day.

And make Iowa and Nevada change to primaries.

[Renew Deal]

4. Are you saying that they can't think for themselves?

[BusyBeingBest]

6. I think there is some truth there.

Being the first contests, they obviously have more effect on the race than later contests, that's just a fact.

[Funtatlaguy]

7. Yes, those two states prematurely winnowed great POC candidates.

I would love to see Harris, Booker, and Castro still competing.

[msongs]

9. those three chose to quit. ppl can campaign on minimal budgets. nt

[Ace Rothstein]

12. None of them were polling well in more diverse states, upper-single digits at best.

Harris was polling in single digits in her home state.

Sanders has also been polling well from the start among Latino voters but they seem to get left out quite a bit around here.

[Mike 03]

11. Especially in a year like this, when people were already anxious to begin with and something

like two thirds are so petrified about electability that they are pushing policy considerations to the side.

Good post.