My concern is that this was some last minute rule change, it clearly isn’t. Even if was 2015 it wasn’t new.
My concern is that until this year I had no idea how little the opinions and cast ballots of actual voters mattered. It is outrageous to me that some of the things that are happening this year are not new, are in fact the norm, and we only noticed because half the party is trying to stop the frontrunner.
“We’ve always done it this way,” and “it’s within the rules” are in my mind weak reasoning for poor behavior.
By this logic, Barry Bonds and Mark McGuire should already be in Cooperstown.
It may perhaps be legal, but they American people, and the party ‘faithful’ deserve better.
Because the frontrunner is trying to stop the party. They steam-rolled right over Newt's contract with America once they were in power, don't forget.
The Founders left it up to the states to figure out how they wanted to nominate folks for president. Up until 1910 it was all done through probably even a tighter knit group of folks in a caucus and convention process.
The first primary where voters could participate directly was held in 1910 in Oregon - pushed by the Progressive Party.
That's a good point. But, for a candidate to get caught flat footed speaks volumes to both his seriousness and his competence. Gotta have the ground game.
My concern is that until this year I had no idea how little the opinions and cast ballots of actual voters mattered. It is outrageous to me that some of the things that are happening this year are not new, are in fact the norm, and we only noticed because half the party is trying to stop the frontrunner.
“We’ve always done it this way,” and “it’s within the rules” are in my mind weak reasoning for poor behavior.
This election has been a real eye opener for many of us re the lack of morality of the GOPe from DC to many states.