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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)DNC presidential primary voting reform--where do you stand? [View all]
It looks like there will be three broad subjects when it comes to reforming the presidential primary process for the Democratic primary:
1) reduce or eliminate the influence/numbers of superdelegates;
2) get rid of traditional caucuses in favor of more inclusive, higher turnout primary-like voting
3) ban all closed primaries and make all primaries open to independents and Republicans
Which of these do we favor?
59 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited | |
I favor none of these proposals | |
1 (2%) |
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I favor all of these proposals | |
23 (39%) |
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I favor only proposal #1 but oppose proposals #2 and #3 | |
1 (2%) |
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I favor only proposal #2 but oppose proposals #1 and #3 | |
20 (34%) |
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I favor only proposal #3 but oppose proposals #1 and #2 | |
0 (0%) |
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I favor proposals #1 and #2 but oppose proposal #3 | |
11 (19%) |
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I favor proposals #1 and #3 but oppose proposal #2 | |
2 (3%) |
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I favor proposals #2 and #3, but oppose proposal #1 | |
1 (2%) |
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1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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I favor national election with one set of rules, paper ballot counted with verifiable audit trail.
peace13
Jun 2016
#6
our election system is a hot mess--actually dozens if not hundreds of hot messes
geek tragedy
Jun 2016
#12
Agreed but there is an Article 2 Section 1 issue right off the bat trying to do anything from
stevenleser
Jun 2016
#25
A national election would eliminate candidates that Bernie Sanders from the start...
brooklynite
Jun 2016
#8
I favor #1, #2 I don't feel strongly about either way. I like the more active democracy of the
TheKentuckian
Jun 2016
#14
Ban caucuses and open primaries; keep superdelegates and closed primaries (nt)
LongtimeAZDem
Jun 2016
#19
Caucuses are absolutely awful and I don't understand why anyone would still favor them.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#28