We Need to Reclaim the Primary Process

[Le Taz Hot]

69. Actually, I never proposed national legislation

nor did I propose a vehicle by which we do achieve same-day primaries. I'm proposing one overall solution to engage 100% of the voting population as opposed to a very small, non-representational portion of the country. You say a national primary would be unconstitutional but you don't say how -- under what Article?

I understand that getting all states to vote on the same day is problematic but I'm sure there's a myriad of options on how to achieve that. I'm just saying let's start a discussion.

You say "primaries generate business." Yes, in the early primary states. The states that vote later are used as nothing more than ATM's and that money goes out of state. The fact is, in states like California, the candidates/party spends very little. First off, the state is a given for Democrats. The Democrats know this as do the Republicans so there's no need to spend money here. You say that "smaller states will simply be ignored." That's what's happening to the states that are not early primary states.

I don't think anything is pointless until we've tried it. They may or may not go along but let's at least TRY. To me, a candidate stays viable if they have a presence and support in a state. If that candidate can have a presence in all 50 states, that candidate can stay in the primaries. No, they're not going to have the money to have ad-buys but they'll have feet on the ground which, ultimately, is the only thing that works.