DNC to Revamp POTUS Primary Schedule? (1 Viewer)

[RCon]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/politics/dnc-nomination-process/index.html

Long overdue, in my opinion.

 

[Sabertooth]

They should just call it a coronation and be done with it.  They choose the candidate, not the constituents.  

 

[roadkill1292]

The primary system is long overdue improvement. My personal recommendation would be a multi-state tiered slate of primaries which use approval voting to obtain the candidate with the broadest support.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

They should just call it a coronation and be done with it.  They choose the candidate, not the constituents.  

In 2008, the party really wanted Hillary Clinton to win the nomination.  Obama won it only after winning a tooth-and-nail primary battle.

In 2016, the party really wanted anybody-but-Trump to win the nomination.  Trump won it because Republican primary voters really wanted him to be the nominee.

Those are two recent, unambiguous examples of not-a-coronation.  

 

[joffer]

Maybe we finally get rid of ethanol subsidies 

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I think a good rule of thumb is that any state that was unable to tabulate its primary results in less than 24 hours should be barred from being one of the first dozen or so states to vote.  It was ridiculous how long it took for states to report results last time, especially given how preliminary results drive news cycles.

Also, all caucus states should go last when their delegates have already been rendered irrelevant.  Join the 21st century, guys.

 

[The Commish]

I don't really know if the "how" matters all that much to be honest.  When you have crappy option after crappy option thrown out there, does it really matter HOW you choose your turd?

 

[roadkill1292]

It's hard for me to square the conflicting thoughts of "the parties run terrible candidates" with the reality that non-party-preferred candidates not only run but win. 

But then I'm ambiguous about primaries in the first place. In theory, they enhance democracy. But we're about the only western democracy that includes them and there are no serious observers of political systems who believe that ours is the shining light of democracy these days.

I keep coming back to money and poorly representative structures as the larger problems. 

 

[The General]

Iowa and New Hampshire going first for the Dems is long overdue for a change. 

 

[Dr_Zaius]

I won't shed a tear over IA and NH losing their privileged status, but that states apply and "are selected by the committee" to be one of the first 5 seems a bit sketchy to me.  Seems like a way for the party to steer primaries to states that favor their preferred nominee, whether that's the intention or not.

 

[roadkill1292]

If I were a party strategist I'd advocate for giving heavier weight to voters in battleground states. 

And even though I'm not a strong proponent of primaries in general, I would also favor a version of the "Delaware Rule," an old (2000) Republican plan floated that calls for a series of primaries beginning with the smallest states first.

I also suggest using approval voting to help find candidates with the widest possible appeal.