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To: blackbart.223
I think it all boils down to two very big problems: open primaries and an ignorant "conservative" electorate.

I am of the mind right now that the GOP should start penalizing states with open primaries of their delegates, like they did the states who put their primary dates earlier than the party wanted them to.

Then there is the problem of all these people who claim to be 'very conservative' when they're really single issue voters who fall prey for the first RINO that devotes all their time to that issue.

314 posted on 02/06/2008 12:11:46 AM PST by MitchellC
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To: MitchellC

I didn’t copy your reponses but they are good points. I guess I had better go to bed and lower my blood pressure.

Bart.


316 posted on 02/06/2008 12:16:45 AM PST by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: MitchellC
I think it all boils down to two very big problems: open primaries and an ignorant "conservative" electorate.

I agree, wholeheartedly. If I had my druthers, I would scrap the very concept of a primary and only permit caucuses (as they draw those who have at least some understanding of policy and repel those who have little taste for politics), and award all delegates proportionally.

Something also needs to be done to allow all states to have as near an equal say as possible, in terms of time. As it is now, Texas won't even matter. That's simply wrong.

423 posted on 02/07/2008 11:30:31 AM PST by Tree of Liberty (Islam delenda est)
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To: MitchellC
I think it all boils down to two very big problems: open primaries and an ignorant "conservative" electorate.

I agree, wholeheartedly. If I had my druthers, I would scrap the very concept of a primary and only permit caucuses (as they draw those who have at least some understanding of policy and repel those who have little taste for politics), and award all delegates proportionally.

Something also needs to be done to allow all states to have as near an equal say as possible, in terms of time. As it is now, Texas won't even matter. That's simply wrong.

424 posted on 02/07/2008 11:31:24 AM PST by Tree of Liberty (Islam delenda est)
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