Reply #8: I'd like to see every state vote on the same day in the primary

[Yuugal]

One big shoot out. No state totals, just a national popular vote to see who we want to run. Now that would give the common person a voice. In the old days it was hard to get news about a local candidate who wasn't known nationally. Back then one big popular vote primary would have made it hard to keep a level playing field between Washington types and local firebrands.

Now with the internet every dem would have a chance to read for themselves about the candidates. Then vote for the guy we want all at once. If the mass of dems trend towards a liberal or conservative dem, then we know thats the way the country is trending at large and we go with that person.