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Showing Original Post only (View all)Shorten the primary process, and let every voter actually cast a meaningful vote. [View all]
There is no reason for such a long process. Yes, the US media loves it, and they receive billions in revenue, but there is no logical reason that the US primary process could not be shortened to a 6 week process.
That way, with 6 separate, multiple state voting days, every voter would feel that their vote actually counted.
Instead, we have clusters of candidates crowding restaurants and diners in Iowa and New Hampshire, all competing for the few thousands of voters in these small, white, mainly rural states.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Shorten the primary process, and let every voter actually cast a meaningful vote. [View all]
guillaumeb
Mar 2020
OP
Now all you need to do is convince 50+ states and territories to go along with it.
TwilightZone
Mar 2020
#1
Not if the process balances the voters to allow for more participation, and earlier.
guillaumeb
Mar 2020
#14
Oh so now we need to change everything for Sanders...wont happen. Elections are state
Demsrule86
Mar 2020
#35
No, we need to do it so every voter can vote, instead of many voters this year having
guillaumeb
Mar 2020
#37