The GOP had better do something about Iowa and NH being first and second next time around,those states are a joke.
GO NEWT!
Agreed, Red States need to decide the nominee.
>The GOP had better do something about Iowa and NH being first and second next time around,those states are a joke.
I used to think like that. Because our leaders, the GOP establishment would want to do what is best for Conservatism.
I am now certain they want it that way. The current screwed up system is the only way they can prop up their loser moderate each election cycle. Think about it. Bush I, Dole, McCain, Romney. None of them would stand a chance if the first ten states to vote were the ones who went most strongly Conservative in the last general.
The current system is their lever of power. They will never let go of it, lest us genuinely Conservative Proles be allowed to pursue our dangerous, uncompassionate Conservatism unchecked by their benevolent moderate magnificence.
Palin was the only outsider who *might* have upset the whole applecart (and even she could have turned out to be disappointing). Sadly, regardless of who wins this time, I think we will not be seeing anything change anytime soon.
The whole system is rotten.
“The GOP had better do something about Iowa and NH being first and second next time around,those states are a joke. “
Since the GOP doesn’t control NH law, there isn’t much they can do about the NH problem.
State law allows “unaffiliated” voters (who are about 1/3 of the total in NH) to vote in either primary they choose on election day. So mushies like Mittens get gobs of votes from liberals.
State law also requires that the primary election be held before any other state’s primary. No matter what the national party does in other states, the NH Secretary of State will have to schedule the primary on the Tuesday before the earliest other primary.
All the national party can do is reduce NH’s delegates to something insignificant. The party can’t tell the state how to hold elections, and the state can’t tell the party how to use the results of those elections.
We have to change that somewhere along the line. If we can make the first states conservative and have them in line with Florida, Ohio, Virginia...etc...we’d have a really good chance with our candidate.
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They did do something, it is designed to head off the Reagan wannabes, and it is working like a charm.