2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary playing tricks in Polk County! [View all]Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)After you do move to Iowa, then your opinion counts. Before, you are just criticizing someone's system with absolutely no influence at all. If you live in a state with a Primary, good for you and you should leave well enough alone. Minnesota is a caucus state and Minnesota's election system is one of the best in the nation. Elections are handled at the state level and if one doesn't live in the state in question, they have no standing to try to complain.
Personally, I would favor a hybrid system, with at least a week of polling and mail-in ballots. Then, the rest of the caucus system to elect delegates and draft the platform. Taking the apportioning of delegate out of the immediate fray of caucus night would allow the chairs to properly educate the delegates of their responsibility to represent their neighbors, not just vote they way they wish with no regard to who that delegate spot is pledged to.