Why not have a national primary election day? That way, certain states won’t have this perceived unfair advantage in the nomination process.
I understand and appreciate people saying that other states or regions should be able to have the first primaries/caucuses, but I question why we can’t just have a national primary election day,and wouldn’t that be the fairest way of all of nominating candidates?
Of course, parties don’t have to have primaries at all. They can choose nominees in a smoke filled convention hall with delegates chosen by the powers that be.
Even under the current set up, either party could decline to hold caucuses/primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire. This situation just evolved for them to go first. There’s no reason they need to always go first, or to have their caucuses/primaries at all.
Nationwide primary would mean only candidates with a billion dollar budget going in would be able to compete.