[BlueMondaySkipper]

I'm not a fan of having all of the primaries on the same day because it would mean the candidates would only concentrate on the bigger states.

My idea is to change the order of the primaries every 2 years. The order would be based on the outcome of the previous presidential election. The state where the Republican got the greatest percentage of the vote would go first followed by the others in order.

This way the most conservative states would have a chance to give thier preferred candidate a leg up on the others.

Closed primaries are a necessity.

[mysterio]

Closed primaries are a necessity.

I disagree. You want a candidate who is going to pull the independents in during the general. Closed primaries will filter out independents. Hence, more dud candidates.

[r9etb]

My idea is to change the order of the primaries every 2 years. The order would be based on the outcome of the previous presidential election. The state where the Republican got the greatest percentage of the vote would go first followed by the others in order.

That's a good plan, which I would modify by ensuring that the delegate count couldn't result in a majority until very late in the primary season.

[kevkrom]

My idea is to change the order of the primaries every 2 years. The order would be based on the outcome of the previous presidential election. The state where the Republican got the greatest percentage of the vote would go first followed by the others in order.

I've proposed a similar concept, except that instead of raw percentage of vote, it would be based on net gain of vote share from the previous election. I.e., states trending more Republican would get more early "say" than states trending less Republican.

I would also suggest some sort of formula apply so that there's also some guarantee of a mix of small, medium, and large states as well as geographic spread.