Should Mississippi Go First on the Democratic Primary Schedule?

[Former President tack50]

Why not Alaska, by the way, since Native Americans are like 3000 times more ignored than African Americans?

Even though Alaska does have the highest percentage of Native Americans of any state, I feel New Mexico would be a more representative state to go first in the primary. Although it has a slightly smaller percentage of Native Americans than Alaska, it has more Native Americans overall along with a heavily Latino population that Alaska doesn't really have. But I'd be in favor of having New Mexico and Alaska go earlier than they do in the primaries to get more say to Native voters.

I agree. A really pumped up way to render the ideas we shared in this thread would be substituting all the first four primary states with:
Alaska (the most Native American state)
New Mexico (the most Hispanic state)
Hawaii (the most Asian state)
Mississippi (the Blackest state)

In fairness if doing that the early 4 should become an early 5 alongside like Vermont (the most non-Hispanic White state)

[Former President tack50]

To be honest my ideal preference is a national primary day, and as I say if need be repeat the primary multiple times (so primaries monthly every month from February to June, each worth 20% of the delegates)

[Former President tack50]

To be honest my ideal preference is a national primary day, and as I say if need be repeat the primary multiple times (so primaries monthly every month from February to June, each worth 20% of the delegates)

What makes you think though that each month things would go differently? especially considering that likely those candidates who went badly in the first round might simply drop out?

Precisely that candidates that did badly would drop out is what would change things

Not to mention candidates that did surprisingly well getting a boost and what not.