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judeling

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10. I think it was a big mistake.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 04:53 PM
Mar 2020

First the early vote was counter productive and so the field was narrowed to soon.

With Texas and California coming so soon in the process it forced a do or die situation for all of the campaigns and precluded a smoother coming together of the wings.

Heck if it was this coming Tuesday as it worked out Bernie may have joined Warren this week.
But over and above that it forced both Harris and Booker out to soon.

Now I don't think Iowa and New Hampshire should have the weight they do. But at the same time ending this all before April is not Ideal.

The solution is not all that difficult. We need to have the First four seen as a set and the easiest way to do that is pair them up. We have seen that RCV works for a caucus and so the solution is right in front of the DNC.

The first week of February is the Tuesday Iowa caucus and Saturday the Nevada caucus. But the Debate must be before the early vote starts.

The Third week is the New Hampshire Tuesday and the South Carolina Saturday Primary. With a debate in the Second week.

April would then be the more National super Tuesdays.

That would allow the first four to be considered as a group and lessen any one being totally critical and allowing less funded and known candidates a chance to emerge.

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

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