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Kasich getting 15% is proof enough that NH needs to be demoted. (vanity)
2/10/2016 | freeAtlanta

Posted on 02/10/2016 6:22:42 AM PST by FreeAtlanta

NH is too left wing to represent the GOP.

Group them with Iowa and 3 other states on opening day. Put in a couple from deep south and one from the far west.

I am sick of the establishment having the NH place of honor.


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KEYWORDS: cruz; kasich; nh; trump
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To: FreeAtlanta

having independents voting in a republican primary is where things are wrong.

if they were truly interested in the well being of their independence, run your own primary candidates.

gop is the stooopid party.

GO TED.


41 posted on 02/10/2016 6:54:04 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

The only problem I have with that, is candidates with little funds can’t compete. Are we really ready to have only billionaires and establishment anointeds run for President?


42 posted on 02/10/2016 6:55:03 AM PST by Mangia E Statti Zitto
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To: FreeAtlanta
Just because a you don't agree with 7.5% of the votes cast last night you want to go all commissar and start telling them what they can or can not do?

How about we do what the founders intended and let them do as they darn well please.

43 posted on 02/10/2016 6:55:27 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

If we had all on one day for Primary, why not just make it General Election Day and skip all the advertising money?

It still helps to have something like three groups of Primaries 19 states in each. That way there would be some good ‘tug-o-war’ time between Primaries for the better candidate to rise to the top before convention. Or a taper up set beginning with 6, then 12, and 32 to leave just a bit of carnival in it.

Anyone can vote in either Party’s Primary, but pass a rule that you are stuck in that Primary for the next election. General still good with free-for-all.

Conventions? From a day when there was no rapid communications. Keep em for Tradition.


44 posted on 02/10/2016 6:55:27 AM PST by X-spurt
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To: jospehm20

The Democrats hate the first two states too. Why don’t both parties get together and fix this? They both just complain every 4 years. I think Utah and Delaware would be a better solution for both parties to have their primaries. Each party is going to demand on of their states have 1 in the first two states.


45 posted on 02/10/2016 7:13:16 AM PST by napscoordinator
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To: napscoordinator

Increase the first primary to have 5 to 10 states that are scattered around to represent the different regions of the country.

Both Constitutionalist and the Communist can have their one or two states represented.


46 posted on 02/10/2016 7:15:28 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (Restore Liberty!)
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To: VanDeKoik

I know a little bit about Iowa, Better Half is from there. Because of the Scandinavian heritage, Iowa is nearly ‘bout as socialist as Minnysoter.

There is no logical reason Iowa or Newfoundland are number 1 and Number 2 in Primaries, other than the ad money carnival.


47 posted on 02/10/2016 7:17:45 AM PST by X-spurt
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To: scooby321

Intelligent voters listen to more than one channel. You are stuck on the Pied Piper channel.


48 posted on 02/10/2016 7:19:38 AM PST by X-spurt
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To: FreeAtlanta

States that continually go blue shouldn’t have first rights of refusal for GOP hopefuls. If you aren’t going to go for our guy, why should you get to kill someone’s career before anyone else has a chance to get to know him?


49 posted on 02/10/2016 7:21:06 AM PST by MHT (,`)
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To: FreeAtlanta

NY values.


50 posted on 02/10/2016 7:27:30 AM PST by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
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To: FreeAtlanta

All primaries and caucus need to be on one day or at least with a 7-10 day period. Then have the top 2 or 3 do the same thing 30 days later.


51 posted on 02/10/2016 7:29:18 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: FreeAtlanta

Jon Huntsman getting 19% didn’t convince you?


52 posted on 02/10/2016 7:57:09 AM PST by dangus
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To: Mangia E Statti Zitto

But if these candidates are so damn good, why can’t they raise money too? If there were just one day, the process would start much earlier - the fund raising and running I mean.


53 posted on 02/10/2016 8:04:05 AM PST by TangledUpInBlue
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To: hoosierham; TangledUpInBlue
All primaries in one day means the vote gets split among umpteen candidates, with the nominee thus being more likely to be somebody that most people don't like.

Better would be to have a rule that, after Super Tuesday, anybody who has not gotten more than 10% of the aggregate vote needs to drop out, and after the end of March, all but the top 2 drop out.

54 posted on 02/10/2016 8:12:05 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: Resolute Conservative

I like that idea.

It might cost a little more by having an extra election, but it would give us the best possible candidate.

This whole presidential primary thing is broken.


55 posted on 02/10/2016 8:41:18 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (Restore Liberty!)
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To: FreeAtlanta
This whole presidential primary thing is broken.

It dates to the old days when Americans took state sovereignty seriously.

56 posted on 02/10/2016 8:47:11 AM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: X-spurt

And indeed the RINO did win NH last night.

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Yes, he did. However, it did finally backfire on them, because the right RINO didn’t win. So, now maybe they will give a thought to dropping NH.


57 posted on 02/10/2016 8:51:18 AM PST by kara37
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To: FreeAtlanta

Neither Iowa nor NH should have much weight in determining the GOP nominee. Both have voted only once for the GOP Presidential candidate since the 1980s (IA in 2004, NH in 2000).


58 posted on 02/10/2016 9:34:39 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: BlueStateRightist

Colors are backward. Red is leftist. Blue is Conservative.


59 posted on 02/10/2016 9:35:15 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: kara37

Nah, the GOPe is now too busy trying to tie up loose ends on their cashflow and future lobbying prospects.


60 posted on 02/10/2016 2:02:45 PM PST by X-spurt
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