How would you reform the democratic primary system?

[paperbag_ princess]

This year we are stuck with the crazy system that we have...if you could write the rules, how would you change them for 2012...or 2016?

[nonconformist]

1. Only let Democrats vote for our Democratic nominee, for one.

Closed primaries ONLY.

[Tresalisa]

26. What about independent voters? There are lots of voters

who identify themselves as such and are not republicans switching back and forth.

[nonconformist]

27. I guess they can vote in the GE. nt

[LakeSamish706]

2. Throw the whole thing out the door and have...

A States voting on the same day.
Popular vote with winner take all.

[Ivote]

5. Closed Primaries

I will not donate anymore money until they have closed primaries.
I have nothing against Independents but they can vote in the GE.
It is the grassroots and the base that do the work all year long to build up the party.
We shouldn't have anyone playing mischief with our primaries.
As a Floridian I resent the fact that my vote isn't going to count, because of a GOP COUPE but Independents & pubs are.

[cd3dem]

17. I am on your side! I am frankly tired of Iowa deciding, and now republicans...

Our rules and party leaders are so dang stupid, we would cut off our heads if the rules said we had to!

Oh, my vote is you get seated 100%!

[pegleg]

6. that's really the only way to be democratic

[DemVet]

13. Agreed. n/t

[LakeSamish706]

20. In addition to simplifying the process, it would be one hell of allot more...

cost effective as well. Enough spending millions of dollars on Primaries, get them over quickly and pailessly.... Don't know about the rest of you, but I am so sick of these Primaries right now I could puke.... And the amount of money involved is absurd.

[Qutzupalotl]

3. no superdelegates

unless there is an organized write-in campaign for Mickey Mouse.

[JVS]

4. Less pissing and moaning from the losers

That would pretty much fix it.

[nonconformist]

7. If I had a nickel for everytime I've heard a Republican say that in the last 8 years...

I'd be a wealthy woman.

Did you forget to post this pic with your post?

[paperbag_ princess]

8. *snort*

you might be singing a different tune if things were trending away from Obama...:)

[JVS]

21. And the local malcontents wouldn't have a problem with the system if Hillary had gotten some results

[paperbag_ princess]

25. yeah...true that :)

[QC]

14. How about less pissing and moaning from the winners?

From all the whining in Obamanation, you'd think he was losing, not walking away with the nomination. I've never seen such discontent among people so fortunate.

[JVS]

19. We won't be happy until Hillary calls it quits on her dismal failure of a campaign

[QC]

24. You will probably get your wish in a couple of weeks or so.

What then?

[Riley133]

9. Closed primaries, close together, no caucuses

We didn't even get a chance to vote for the ones who best represented this party's ideals in our opinion.

[CK_John]

10. Have you researched how to make any changes, this would be useful info. n/t

[sniffa]

11. I like what we have now

so no change.

[FlyingSquirrel]

12. Gee, I think I'd let the STATES decide

For god's sake, leave it alone. We're not gonna have a national primary process and there's no way we are gonna all march in lockstep.

[paperbag_ princess]

18. the states get punished when they decide

Florida and Michigan were trying to decide on their own....

Is there no way to make it more equitable?

[FlyingSquirrel]

23. Ok as far as timing goes I agree that there should be a limit on how early

because none of us wants to be seeing campaigns running during the Christmas season. Other than that however, I'd prefer to let the states do their own thing.

[anigbrowl]

15. I would make them so that my favorite candidate would win for EVAR.

[boston bean]

16. no caucus and closed primaries. nt

[billyoc]

22. Just one little change...