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  Should Presidential Primaries be left to the parties? (search mode)
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jerusalemcar5
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« on: August 16, 2006, 12:26:52 AM »

No, but the system should be fairer.  All primaries should occur on the same day.
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jerusalemcar5
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« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2006, 01:15:09 PM »

No, but the system should be fairer.  All primaries should occur on the same day.

I still say that this method would be awful; no candidate would gain a majority of delegates and the nominee would be decided at the convention. So instead of using the convention time to showcase a candidate, the party to go from ballot to ballot until the last man remains standing. When this happens, things can get ugly (1968).

Admittedly, I'm not a fan of New Hampshire, Iowa, and South Carolina deciding who the next President should be, but from a political perspective, it's preferable that way.

I disagree.  An interesting convention would be much better.  There should be a long hard debate at the convention where the party can really decide who would be the best.  Party unity isn't necessary until after a candidate is nominated.
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