Posted on 02/19/2011 3:51:09 PM PST by Hawk720
The Republicans have been trying to make it hard for a non-approved elitist from getting the nomination since Reagan.
And they have been successful, too.
So Democrats and the media can decide who our candidates are.
You're one of those "we have to get the money out of politics" bozos, aren't you?
Do you want to have a polite conversation? Or do you just want to spew insults? Inaccurate insults, at that.
China is the world's largest wheat producer BTW ~ except now they aren't.
Romney would have been better than McCain.
Not much better, but better.
Anyway, the point is that a “National Primary” does not give us a chance to fix our mistakes, or to send a loud message to a weak nominee.
“Ethanol played absolutely no part in the total wipeout of the Chinese wheat crop this year. “
I agree it didn’t. So what’s your stupid point about grain prices?
Wasn't it in 2008 where one state, I think Michigan, violated the national party's rules and held the primary too early, so the candidates were supposed to boycott the primary, but one candidate "forgot" to withdraw his name and walked off with some extra delegates? I think that was only on the Democrat side.
Sorry, I have little patience for people that either cannot understand supply and demand, or have some agenda causing them to disown the concept. Same for fungibility of grain products.
I LIKE that idea!!
We don't register by party here. On primary day we are asked which ballot we want. I like it that way. Unfair to let dems vote in Republican primary? It cuts both ways.
Your example is exactly why primaries should be closed to registered voters, who’s registration has not been changed for party affiliation for no less than 6 months. I don’t want crossing party lines to disrupt primaries to cut in any direction.
Well if Fla goes early then they should have to allocate delegates proportionally. If you want to be a winner take all state then go later. Seems like a compromise
“Egypt is the world’s largest wheat importer, beholden to foreign providers for nearly half its total food consumption. Half of Egyptians live on less than $2 a day. Food comprises almost half the country’s consumer price index, and much more than half of spending for the poorer half of the country. “
So you’re saying that NOBODY can switch from wheat to corn (like Mexico), had enough cheap corn been available? It’s kind of like saying if oil goes to $300 per barrel, EVERYONE who heats with oil is screwed because it’s impossible to switch to gas (or electric).
Sorry, but I’ve followed energy long enough to know that users left and right switch when one source becomes too expensive. What ultimately determines the price of energy is the overall SUPPLY...not what the price of one product happens to be.
“The Electoral College consists of the popularly elected representatives (electors) who formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States. Since 1964, there have been 538 electors in each presidential election”
For fairness, states should be grouped so an equal number of electoral votes have primaries on each of months prior to the nominating conventions.
California has 55 votes, and should probably have it’s own date for it’s primary. The remaining 483 electoral votes could be grouped into 8 other primary dates.
Group the states by non-geography to prevent sectionalism, so each geographic area of the country is represented in each primary date.
Once the 7, 8 or 9 groups of primaries are determined, they can have a single drawing to decide the order of the primaries for each election cycle. With proper auditing from outside accounting firms and academics.
8 primaries would allow for a 6 month primary cycle, and even in landslide primary years with the winner probably not determined for each party until the 5th or 6th primary date.
Take the problem up with them.
Let them stay home ~ Republicans will do better if these primaries are reserved to our voters.
Is Florida an open primary state?
I believe the Dems will go hard for Mittster as a reply to Operation Chaos.
Obviously it takes time to convert from one crop source to another.
I like Mike! He also flip flopped and backed Gov. Scott on getting off the Sun Train.
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