Messing With The Primaries: Will That Help The Dems?

[Annie]

Well moving them up didn't work!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/primary_scramble

Democrats Consider Revamping Primaries By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 15 minutes ago



Democrats, looking to reverse their fortunes after two straight White House defeats, met Saturday to hear competing proposals to revamp the election calendar used to choose a presidential nominee every four years.

The three major proposals would focus on regional primaries. Two of those proposals would allow Iowa and New Hampshire to retain their leadoff roles in the candidate selection process.

A third plan, offered by Michigan Democrats, would create a rotating series of six regional primaries. A different region would launch each presidential nominating season.

That plan would allow single-state contests to begin the process, but those states would be rotated. "Share the wealth," said Michigan Sen. Carl Levin (news, bio, voting record). "I would not lock in specific states."

Activists from Iowa and New Hampshire vowed to fiercely defend their leadoff status, and said the problem the party faces is excessive "front-loading." In 2004, 30 states had held delegate selection contests by mid-March. [...]

 

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These people. They will seize upon any any rationale for their defeats EXCEPT the fact that their ideological platform has been rejected by a majority of americans. They invent their own red herrings and strawmen to avoid facing the cold hard facts:Their ideas suck.