Democratic Primaries

MineralMan

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15. Not at all. I'm talking about the primary campaign.

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 04:47 PM

Jan 2020

It will not be decided in Iowa or New Hampshire in any way. So, all of the hoopla and commotion is utterly wasted, because neither of those states sends enough delegates to the convention to have any effect on the selection of the Democratic nominee.

In the General election, both states send electors to the Electoral College, but also relatively few. However, at that time, their votes might well be important in determining who is President.

It's all about proportionality. Proportionally, far more money and time is spent in Iowa and New Hampshire than is warranted. That is my point, along with the states not being demographically relevant in most other states. We will learn nothing from the Iowa caucuses nor the New Hampshire primary.

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

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Red States, Blue States, Purple States and...Beige States? [View all] MineralMan Jan 2020 OP

I dunno, the candidates seem to think the Iowa caucuses are pretty important. DanTex Jan 2020 #1

Do they really? I doubt it, but they can't really not run in Iowa and NH. MineralMan Jan 2020 #2

Except for Bloomberg, they seem to be pouring money into it. DanTex Jan 2020 #3

Bloomberg would probably argue that they're wasting their money. MineralMan Jan 2020 #6

They are important to Sanders and Warren...If Biden manages to win Iowa convincingly, they are Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #10

Great Post! redstatebluegirl Jan 2020 #4

Agreed! Which is why my caucus, NV, is the first "real" vote. eclecticdyslexic Jan 2020 #5

That's true. NV doesn't have a large delegation at the convention either, though. MineralMan Jan 2020 #7

I agree in principle that a primary is a better system. eclecticdyslexic Jan 2020 #8

Enjoy your caucus experience. I have always enjoyed mine, for sure. MineralMan Jan 2020 #9

You can early vote in Nevada squirecam Jan 2020 #12

Welcome to DU and Enjoy! Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #13

They do have early voting this time MM...and I am interested to see how this affects the outcome. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #11

So you are arguing that we just dismiss majority-white states TheRealNorth Jan 2020 #14

Not at all. I'm talking about the primary campaign. MineralMan Jan 2020 #15

Listened to a short piece this morning peggysue2 Jan 2020 #16