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Yavin4

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12. They should just have 4 regional primaries

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Sep 10, 2017, 10:06 PM

Sep 2017

North, South, East, West. Draw straws to see who goes first, and then rotate them every 4 years thereafter. Would it be difficult for unknown, low funded candidates? Yes, it would. Which would encourage them to get their name in the public by doing big things for themselves and the party.

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California Could Shake Up the 2020 Race [View all] applegrove Sep 2017 OP

Good greeny2323 Sep 2017 #1

South Carolina and Nevada were picked because they are diverse states mythology Sep 2017 #2

That's because the party is mostly white JI7 Sep 2017 #4

Bad. The nation is NOT California Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #31

Damn tootin'! calimary Sep 2017 #3

No state or voters should swing any more weight than one vote per person. Hortensis Sep 2017 #29

If you want to.lose... Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #32

Well, with all due respect... calimary Sep 2017 #38

Good! SaschaHM Sep 2017 #5

Michigan tried moving theirs up before MichMan Sep 2017 #6

Michigan and Florida violated the rules by moving up TOO early Jim Lane Sep 2017 #21

In that way, we could create a de facto "national primary". Ken Burch Sep 2017 #26

I personally think that would be terrible. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #27

Your Bernie would have been crushed under that scenario BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #33

I don't look at everything in terms of Bernie. Ken Burch Sep 2017 #35

And it's not just Kamala Harris and Eric Garcetti, either. calimary Sep 2017 #7

I sure hope so. Big fan here. BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #36

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti? left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #8

Cory Booker was a mayor... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #15

Yeah left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #16

You said mayor or former mayor. Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #17

My apologies left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #19

No worries... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #20

Just curious, but why are cities so a mess compared to states? white_wolf Sep 2017 #24

A mayor is more directly linked to the good and bad of a big city NewJeffCT Sep 2017 #30

he is mayor of Los ANgeles JI7 Sep 2017 #22

This is how it should be on the Democratic side. Blue_true Sep 2017 #9

My plan is they should make out the calendar of how many states on each date Yupster Sep 2017 #10

It's about time! I have been bitching about this forever. BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #11

They should just have 4 regional primaries Yavin4 Sep 2017 #12

I LOVE THIS STATE! yuiyoshida Sep 2017 #13

What about the rule that penalizes states for line jumping? Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #14

Try not sitting California's Democratic delegation Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #18

Eric Garcetti is a presidential contender? Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #23

K&R Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #25

About friggin time.... Pachamama Sep 2017 #28

Yes please! ANYTHING to make caucuses impotent and obsolete. NurseJackie Sep 2017 #34

Except for one thing BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #37