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https://occasionalplanet.org/2016/02/01/we-need-a-new-presidential-primary-system-asap/ Progressive Voices Speaking Out Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:21:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://occasionalplanet.org/2016/02/01/we-need-a-new-presidential-primary-system-asap/#comment-17749 Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:21:44 +0000 http://www.occasionalplanet.org/?p=33437#comment-17749 […] California? We would do much better with a system of regional primaries such as Gloria Shur Bilchik previously suggested in Occasional […]

]]> https://occasionalplanet.org/2016/02/01/we-need-a-new-presidential-primary-system-asap/#comment-7601 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:17:50 +0000 http://www.occasionalplanet.org/?p=33437#comment-7601 […] What about developing a plan so that in 2020, Democrats choose their nominees through four regional primaries beginning in March or April? No more caucuses, no more inflated importance for small states, no […]

]]> https://occasionalplanet.org/2016/02/01/we-need-a-new-presidential-primary-system-asap/#comment-7597 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 17:11:12 +0000 http://www.occasionalplanet.org/?p=33437#comment-7597 […] [There are better ways. To read more about alternatives to our current primary/caucus system, click here.] […]

]]> https://occasionalplanet.org/2016/02/01/we-need-a-new-presidential-primary-system-asap/#comment-6944 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 23:26:00 +0000 http://www.occasionalplanet.org/?p=33437#comment-6944 I live in Iowa–and I cannot believe that Iowans-who claim to be well-educated and civic-minded–would not be willing to adopt a regional or national primary. I guess the Iowa caucus process is less about presidential politics and more about going first and getting $$$ from the presidential candidates, press, celebrities and everyone else. Needless to say, I DID NOT participate in this year’s caucuses–and given the potential mess that turned out to be-where many decisions were decided with coin tosses, for example–I’m glad I didn’t!

]]> https://occasionalplanet.org/2016/02/01/we-need-a-new-presidential-primary-system-asap/#comment-6896 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.occasionalplanet.org/?p=33437#comment-6896 If we were to do this I say we do it by time zones and have it done in five weeks.

]]> https://occasionalplanet.org/2016/02/01/we-need-a-new-presidential-primary-system-asap/#comment-6877 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:38:55 +0000 http://www.occasionalplanet.org/?p=33437#comment-6877 […] [By the way, we really need a whole new system for presidential primaries. Read more about this issue here.] […]

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