Comments on: Sick of Primaries

By: douglas

douglas — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:25:54 +0000

Time to tune out the whole thing. I didn’t realize this went on till June! What’s the point? By the time it gets to April it should get fairly clear who will be running.

Mookee, I think the split you mention above works well. It doesn’t really matter if the states are liberal or conservative; these are the primaries, not the actual election.

By: Nob Hill Ken

Nob Hill Ken — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:32:46 +0000

Yawn.

By: Zapski

Zapski — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:51:19 +0000

I’m sick of it too, but really when you look at it, the primaries began a year ago. All of the early jockeying, all of the hype, speculation, and stupid hoo-ha began ages ago. No wonder you’re tired!

Guess what though? Tomorrow’s Wisconsin (GOP only) and on the 8th it’s New Hampshire! Then it continues on and on and on until June 8th. Interminable.

I want to nail an alarm set to November 4th to the wall with my forehead right now.

By: Mookee

Mookee — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:23:37 +0000

Well said. I’m a bit confused as to why all states don’t have a primary, but states will be states … I’ve always argued they should get to do things the way they like.

I’d speculate that the reason your logic doesn’t work with the “powers that be” is the same reason most logical solutions don’t work … some stupid bureaucratic nonsense. According to projections of the US Census Bureau, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas (eight most populous states) would be 144 million … almost 50%. CA and NY have been traditionally Democratic, TX and FL have been Republican. The rest have their leanings.

Another option would be regional primaries… South/Southeast, West, Midwest, Northeast…or something along those lines. It would allow candidates the ability to campaign to specific groups. Whatever, the system as is, definitely can be annoying.