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Democratic Primaries

elocs

(24,486 posts) Sun Aug 11, 2019, 08:36 PM Aug 2019

The Big Con that starts every election year: [View all]

That the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries are so important that they are given such weight to decide who the next party nominee may be.
Somebody has really done a convincing con job in making people believe that their results are so important in deciding who the next nominee may be and people have willing swallowed it hook, line, and sinker. Why?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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The Big Con that starts every election year: [View all] elocs Aug 2019 OP

Because rural white people get to run the US? lapfog_1 Aug 2019 #1

Right? WTF?!?! EndGOPPropaganda Aug 2019 #9

I could be wrong, but I think that line started being fed with rzemanfl Aug 2019 #2

Only two candidates who won Iowa ended in the White House question everything Aug 2019 #3

President Gephardt agrees with you jberryhill Aug 2019 #4

Winning Iowa/NH doesn't guarantee you'll win, but... thesquanderer Aug 2019 #5

I often wish we could have all 50 states vote for their delegates on the same day, and in highplainsdem Aug 2019 #6

I do not like that idea at all. Blue_true Aug 2019 #11

Their usefulness is in their regional appeal that gains more votes in nearby states. Not a "con." ancianita Aug 2019 #7

The first states need to be rotated RainCaster Aug 2019 #8

It does not always happen that way. Blue_true Aug 2019 #10