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well then hill2016 Jun 2016 #1
Actually whites are a minority in CA when all minorities are joined. upaloopa Jun 2016 #6
the OP mentioned hill2016 Jun 2016 #8
Yeah, screw those people, huh. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #32
Because liberals and progressives are an important part of the Democratic base One Black Sheep Jun 2016 #9
CA voted in February during the 2008 primary season. LonePirate Jun 2016 #2
Yup. Agschmid Jun 2016 #27
Oregon and Washington voted weeks ago PepperHarlan Jun 2016 #3
We went early in 2008 Retrograde Jun 2016 #4
Good point. OP, your vote counts, Hortensis Jun 2016 #24
If california goes sanders PowerToThePeople Jun 2016 #5
On this I agree RandySF Jun 2016 #7
Because putting an enormous state second would help the lesser known candidate? mythology Jun 2016 #10
Public finance all elections then One Black Sheep Jun 2016 #11
That's the way it should work!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #34
Iowa and NH aren't very diverse. Exilednight Jun 2016 #22
Glad someone made this point! Hortensis Jun 2016 #25
Takes the Liberals out of the equation. Octafish Jun 2016 #12
It was moved back to June to save the cost of a special election Bluestar Jun 2016 #13
If California went 2nd, then Bernie would never have had a chance to win thelordofhell Jun 2016 #14
Do you remember 2008, when California was a part of Super Tuesday? Tarc Jun 2016 #15
All the liberals and progressives are out there in the west? onenote Jun 2016 #16
All primaries on the same day. Lars39 Jun 2016 #17
I can't see how that makes the process better. HereSince1628 Jun 2016 #18
It would actually be beyond exciting if the race was close. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #19
I'm loving it ucrdem Jun 2016 #20
I'm sick of Iowa and NH going first wyldwolf Jun 2016 #21
The establishment would LOVE large states to go first instead. Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #26
Yup. Heck if Cali voted first in this primary workinclasszero Jun 2016 #30
You realize that if CA had gone first, instead of Iowa, Bernie would be toast much earlier... Sancho Jun 2016 #23
if people want tokeep this system,fine DonCoquixote Jun 2016 #28
Maybe California should divide into multiple regional primaries on different dates HereSince1628 Jun 2016 #29
Cali went early in 2008 (nt) bigwillq Jun 2016 #31
50 million people on the west coast are ignored, which is why the beltway still thinks Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #33
Somebody has to be last goldent Jun 2016 #35
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