[Mr Inviso]

I’m in favor of all except the multi-state primary spread out across the country. I’d rather have primaries grouped by region, like say southwest, northwest,northeast, mid-Atlantic, etc which would allow the candidates to spend their time and most importantly, money, in one area rather than hopping from side to side across the entire country. Rotate among the regions, though, so no area has that “first”/”Most important” claim

[Jack Black]

I’m in favor of all except the multi-state primary spread out across the country. I’d rather have primaries grouped by region, like say southwest, northwest,northeast, mid-Atlantic, etc which would allow the candidates to spend their time and most importantly, money, in one area rather than hopping from side to side across the entire country. Rotate among the regions, though, so no area has that “first”/”Most important” claim

So in year X New England gets the first slot, followed by the South. You are still going to have the same problems as now. Lots of candidates who are weak in that region will be declared "losers". McCain and Rudy would likley be our main candidates in your scenario. Entire REGIONS may not be counted. Say MidWest goes last. It's over for all of them.

The basket approach would ensure even if a state is overlooked (by virtue of going last) that its issues have been picked up in an earlier primary. (That is if Ohio is last at least Indiana spoke for the rust belt in basket #2)

[Postman]

Agreed....we should also choose each area’s position randomly.