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Originally Posted by garysher  Isn't it time America started holding Presidential primaries in all 50 states on the same day?
Why should the people of Iowa decide who's on the ticket in preference to people in California or NY or PA?
Why not let people in all the states voe on all the candidates?
If America insists on yomping around the world preaching democracy maybe it needs to start fixing the embarrassing, arcane mess in its own back yard. |
You act as if each state is given equal representation at the convention; they're not. Iowa sends 57 delegates while California sends 441.
If the primary was held all on one day then the candidates wouldn't have time to campaign in each state, and they would just revisit the 'swing states' that get enough attention in the general election such as Ohio, Florida, and the big states such as California and New York. The idea is that a candidate is supposed to garner support across demographics.
The drawn-out primary elections avoid the problems you like to complain about when it comes to the electoral system.
Though you would have a point if we did away with the electoral system in the general election all together. Which I should say I'm in favor of; even as an Ohioan
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