State’s rights. no national primary ever.
Populist events are the only way to get conservative populist candidates. No conservative movement will ever dominate the country without an active grassroots.
I like the model that Maine Republicans used: caucuses held daily over a few week period. Delegates elected at same. All are officially uncommitted. You have to survey the 3000 delegates to find out who is winning.
Could work to break the 2-state monopoly.
Michigan did something similar in ‘88.
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Michigan 1988
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/03/us/gop-taking-first-step-toward-88-in-michigan.html
https://apnews.com/5f3f9bce2dacacb4fc6be5ffd9f42a6a
There was also Lousiana 1996.
And on Dem side: Maine and Wis straw poll conventions
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-07-mn-33299-story.html
Louisiana caucuses 1996
Cranston beats Mondale, 1983 Wisconsin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/06/13/fair-weather-voters-abandoned-mondale-in-wisconsins-straw-poll/83c5be65-a402-4145-8585-0c8cf6110c02/