[okie01]

A primary debate process, with more debates, held on some similar pattern to the present primary schedule would serve the same purpose via the polling that would be done after and between the debates.

All nice and neat.

Except somebody will spend $100 million in advertising -- and they'll be the winner.

You won't be able to keep them from doing it either -- the First Amendment insures them that right.

The point is this: a single national primary day will result in the election of the candidate with the deepest pockets. And it will shut out any candidate without immediate access to big bucks.

I assume that isn't what you want.

[Wuli]

“I assume that isn’t what you want.”

I don’t ASSUME your premise is an absolute.

we will never agree, that’s O.K.