2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How come BS supporters denigrate Hillary's wins in the South, as unimportant red states, [View all]Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)those of us in states that vote blue are the ones doing the electing. Why should we be stuck with a nominee we don't want, chosen by people in red states who do nothing to elect Dem presidents?
We don't like it, ok? It isn't that hard to understand. A lot of people are getting tired of doing the heavy lifting, only to have to hold their nose to vote for the party's candidate simply because the Primary process is weighted so heavily in favor of the South.
If it weren't for the anomaly of Obama being black and thereby getting the South's votes as a 1-off, the South would've nominated HRC last time... which is exactly what's happening this time because Sanders is white.
Except for when a black candidate is running, the South is going to vote for the most conservative candidate. And that is not acceptable to blue state voters. It's dragging the party down, and dragging it right.
I think blue states in the previous election should get extra delegates. And I don't think so many Southern states should be at the beginning of the calendar.