Running Primaries Thread

I would, except that I'm an Independent in Ohio, which doesn't allow one to pick or choose the primary to vote for. So I've become one of those Independents who - and I really need to get better at this - waits until the final two are out there before really doing my homework on either one.

But I've kind of decided that Obama's my guy this November, if for no other reason than he's not either McCain or Hillary. He's not the ideal candidate - I really think he needs a strong foreign policy and/or military VP - but he's better than the rest of the field.

 

Well, you can at least thank your stars that you were disenfranchised by a primary system and not a dirty caucus system!

Won't someone think of the waitresses!

 

I will, so long as they provide good service while I'm in their restaurant.

 

You'll fit in quite nicely, Mr. Copperpot.

 

Why thank you.

 

Raising campaign cash isn't the electorate's problem. Elections aren't designed to be candidate-friendly. Plus, it seems to work well in November.

 

Yes, because that is the precise system at use in the fall.
Primaries are actual elections.
Caucuses are a measure of who can rent the most minivans.

 

No, it isn't.

Unless you know of a 15 percent threshold for viability in the actual election.

In which case, I'd like to congratulate President Gore on finishing a successful second term.

And since when do the Democratic primaries in ANY way mirror the general election?

Is it letting Guam vote? Viability thresholds? Proportional delegate allocation? Super delegates? Not having all the contests on the same day? Allowing more than two people?

If you want them to look like the general, you've got a lot more changes to make than just getting rid of the caucuses.

 

Yes, but getting rid of the caucuses is a start.
And I'm a little confused about the importance of "being able to vote for your second choice." Until we go all Lani Guinier and adopt proportional voting, how does that mean anything at all?

 

Making some states winner-take-all instead of proportionally-awarded will probably be the biggest change we'll see from the Dems in 2012. A lot of states would go for this because it makes their delegate prize that much bigger. If a lot of early states do this, a candidate could build some separation.

 

None of this shit would have happened if Florida and Michigan had just followed the fucking rules.

And I love the fact the the Dems are again showing they don't have a fucking clue how to run an election.

 

Ah, and it was supposed to be a cakewalk.

Rose petals strewn before the Woman in Charge.

You'd think Dick Cheney was HRC's campaign manager, or something.

Oh, well.