Reply #15: If it MUST be a staggared primary,

[DistressedAmerican]

this seems like an equitable solution. Still doesn't address the fundamental issue of of few selecting the nominee for the rest of us. How can you win nationally with a candidate picked regionally (unless the region has a proven track record of winning)? I guess tradition, pride and hurt feelings in two states just aren't worth forfieting the government to me.