candycorn
Diamond Member
Sigh!
Its one of the reasons I can never be a Democrat. I get why they are talking about doing it but the practical aspects of making such a change unilaterally is troubling. For one thing, states will now have to reserve balloting locations for multiple days. Most people are used to there being one Election Day, not multiple ones. And it really doesn't address the issue of voter disenfranchisement via candidates being "out" before the primary season rolls around to their state.
They're talking about moving South Carolina and Michigan (and possibly Minnesota) to the forefront of the primary schedule. Nothing says "convenient" like having northern states voting in the Winter!!!!
The President said the following:
“We must ensure that voters of color have a voice in choosing our nominee much earlier in the process and throughout the entire early window,” Biden wrote in a letter to DNC members. “As I said in February 2020, you cannot be the Democratic nominee and win a general election unless you have overwhelming support from voters of color — and that includes Black, Brown and Asian American & Pacific Islander voters.”
Really Joe? While I agree that there needs to be a change in the way we do primaries, the remedy being proposed is silly. What about the voters of color in states that voter later in the calendar It seems to me that they would suffer the same issue with candidates not campaigning any longer.
So here is what I propose.
Its one of the reasons I can never be a Democrat. I get why they are talking about doing it but the practical aspects of making such a change unilaterally is troubling. For one thing, states will now have to reserve balloting locations for multiple days. Most people are used to there being one Election Day, not multiple ones. And it really doesn't address the issue of voter disenfranchisement via candidates being "out" before the primary season rolls around to their state.
They're talking about moving South Carolina and Michigan (and possibly Minnesota) to the forefront of the primary schedule. Nothing says "convenient" like having northern states voting in the Winter!!!!
The President said the following:
“We must ensure that voters of color have a voice in choosing our nominee much earlier in the process and throughout the entire early window,” Biden wrote in a letter to DNC members. “As I said in February 2020, you cannot be the Democratic nominee and win a general election unless you have overwhelming support from voters of color — and that includes Black, Brown and Asian American & Pacific Islander voters.”
Really Joe? While I agree that there needs to be a change in the way we do primaries, the remedy being proposed is silly. What about the voters of color in states that voter later in the calendar It seems to me that they would suffer the same issue with candidates not campaigning any longer.
So here is what I propose.
Currently we have a Super Tuesday every March. About 10-20 states have primaries on one day.
Lets have 5 of them. Do 9-11 states on the second Tuesday in February, 9-11 States on the second Tuesday in March, 9-11 States on the 2nd Tuesday in April , 9-11 States on the second Tuesday in May and 9-11 states on the 2nd Tuesday in June.
On each Super Tuesday listed above, have one section of the nation vote. Have the SW vote in February, NE vote in March, Upper Midwest vote in April, etc...
This allows candidates to (if they wish) the ability to cover multiple states without having to criss-cross the nation. Television and radio ad purchases sometimes go beyond a state's borders and regional ad buys can stretch a budget. It also allows a broader swath of votes to go to the polls instead of what the President is proposing.
Biden urges Dems to scrap Iowa, elevate South Carolina, Georgia, Michigan in early presidential primaries
The DNC's rules committee is meeting this week to recommend a new order of early-state primaries in future presidential contests.
www.politico.com
What Democrats’ New Primary Calendar Could Look Like
We crunched the numbers on different criteria the Democratic Party might consider to reorganize its primary calendar.
fivethirtyeight.com