Should Nevada and South Carolina be the First Two States?

[Former President tack50]

There should be a national primary day; repeated several times if you care about "small candidates who can't compete in a national primary".

If you are still going to keep the concept of early states, just have all 4 voting at the same time.

[Former President tack50]

no, because we should have it be nationwide, all at once.

Just because that is the logical conclusion to a nationwide trend as states front-load their primaries doesn't make it any better of an idea.  Front-loading is a problem, and it needs to be fixed, not institutionalized.  Are you truly not concerned that a nationwide primary will advantage only those candidates with the money and resources to compete on a national scale?  Do we really want only billionaires and millionaires to compete for the nomination?  Because that is exactly what this will lead to -the selling of the Democratic Party presidential nomination to the highest bidder.  

If that is a problem, why not repeat the national primary several times?

So say, there is a national primary on February (worth 20% of delegates), one in March, one in April, one in May and one in June? That way you get small candidates getting momentum and what not.

[Former President tack50]

National primary day or bust.

If you fear that "does not give small candidates a chance" well then either "too bad" or do several rounds (say, every last sunday of every month from February to June has a primary, each worth 20% of the total delegates)