Democratic Primaries

judeling

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14. Hard to figure a good starting place

Tue Dec 3, 2019, 11:28 PM

Dec 2019

We want a relatively small swingy states to start or it will be all money. We want it swingy or we doom ourselves over time.
But that really limits the diversity. Maybe Minnesota or Wisconsin and Georgia not small but could work some. Good Urban Rural mix.

But I'd prefer a two phased process. Half of the delegates awarded in the first phase that would resemble the current system. With the early states all in January and the could remain the same.

Phase 2 would be a national Primary the first Tuesday of June. As long as May is open this would allow for the voters to do a lot more of the winnowing.

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

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Nate Silver: If Dems want a field representing their voters, they shouldn't have IA & NH vote first [View all] highplainsdem Dec 2019 OP

Very true CanonRay Dec 2019 #1

This Helps Explains Bernie Appealing To Rightwingers on Immigration TomCADem Dec 2019 #26

Steve King is really attacking ALL of the Democrats by repeating they are for open borders karynnj Dec 2019 #42

It's a little late to put this out, right? elleng Dec 2019 #2

This isn't the first time Silver's commented on this problem. highplainsdem Dec 2019 #3

Many here have said this for months. brush Dec 2019 #24

I think Iowa and New Hampshire shouldn't be first for a lot of reasons... W_HAMILTON Dec 2019 #4

Is there any small(ish) state that has a Democratic Primary electorate that is representative TheRealNorth Dec 2019 #5

New Jersey. And though it's small in geography pnwmom Dec 2019 #6

Virginia is another option: spooky3 Dec 2019 #16

Yes! Any of these would be better than Iowa and NH. n/t pnwmom Dec 2019 #18

NJ shares a very expensive media market with NY. nt Kahuna7 Dec 2019 #30

When I lived in NJ we watched Philly TV. n/t pnwmom Dec 2019 #31

I live in North Jersey within a 30 commute to NYC. nt Kahuna7 Dec 2019 #32

You are both right karynnj Dec 2019 #43

Delaware's a small state, and more than 20% of the population is black, and 8% is Hispanic, highplainsdem Dec 2019 #8

That would be a good one. nt Kahuna7 Dec 2019 #33

I think Delaware would be a good idea. TheRealNorth Dec 2019 #38

Yep mcar Dec 2019 #7

Iowa made President Obama relevant in 2008. Blue_true Dec 2019 #9

Iowa voting for a senator from Illinois was like NH voting for one from VT or MA. highplainsdem Dec 2019 #12

Hillary was born in Illinois and was First Lady in Arkansas for years. Blue_true Dec 2019 #20

alot of that was Hillary hatred/sexism and Iraq War radius777 Dec 2019 #25

Two Black peoples nearly won the Governorships of Florida and Georgia. Blue_true Dec 2019 #36

The Rural Whites Uber Alles scheme is archaic, stupid, undemocratic bullshit. dalton99a Dec 2019 #10

Exactly! Cha Dec 2019 #11

Connecticut rather than New Hampshire crazytown Dec 2019 #13

NJ's both bigger in population (though small in land mass) and more diverse. pnwmom Dec 2019 #19

NH has a primary Renew Deal Dec 2019 #23

Large, expensive media market... Renew Deal Dec 2019 #22

Hard to figure a good starting place judeling Dec 2019 #14

Yes. Thank you! NurseJackie Dec 2019 #15

Here's a prediction...the next time there's an open Democratic Primary... brooklynite Dec 2019 #17

That argument would make sense if Harris wasn't polling 4th in California. Renew Deal Dec 2019 #21

Well, good luck getting Iowa and New Hampshire to give up going first - especially NH, which has Midwestern Democrat Dec 2019 #27

Funny that no one else seems to know that NH has it written into state law that it shall be first... TreasonousBastard Dec 2019 #40

Yes, if it is in state law, why do so man posters treestar Dec 2019 #44

Bravo. n/t Tarheel_Dem Dec 2019 #28

Gee. Would it be so crazy to have them all vote at the same time?? Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #29

Silver has said a lot of stupid things lately, but he's right about that. Of course... Garrett78 Dec 2019 #34

Gee, what a new idea. Race is only ONE way of being representative. Hortensis Dec 2019 #35

True dat. TygrBright Dec 2019 #37

I agree with Nate Gothmog Dec 2019 #39

TRUE! Nt helpisontheway Dec 2019 #41