Reply #14: who are the states

[maxanne]

you believe are choosing the nominee?

I don't remember President Buchanan or President McCain - both candidates who won the NH primary.

The current tinkering with the system ensures that massive ammounts of money are required. In this way, the big money candidates can avoid spending any real time in any of the states, and just let their money speak for them. That's what Obama and Clinton are doing in NH. No need for retail politicking - just big events, where no one can ask tough questions. In Clinton's case, big events where no one is allowed to bring in their own signs - the only signs allowed are Clinton signs. Shades of Busholini.


The only way to eliminate the money is through public funding of campaigns. As long as we continue to elect corporate funded candidates, we won't have public funding.