If they chose that method I would see no problem with it. Think those folks are fair enough to do that? That is a very liberal state.Foxmeister said:Think about this for a second; if you eliminate the primaries and go to state party caucuses or conventions, then only party members would be voting within their party to select the party candidate and the delegates to go to the national convention. It would keep Dems from crossing over for the purpose of voting for the weakest candidate.
If they're going to eliminate the primary and go to party caucuses, the parties would have to be in charge of how their caucuses are conducted as the parties then would be paying for them, not the state. The state would not be able to interfere.newsjunky said:If they chose that method I would see no problem with it. Think those folks are fair enough to do that? That is a very liberal state.Foxmeister said:Think about this for a second; if you eliminate the primaries and go to state party caucuses or conventions, then only party members would be voting within their party to select the party candidate and the delegates to go to the national convention. It would keep Dems from crossing over for the purpose of voting for the weakest candidate.
Foxmeister said:If they're going to eliminate the primary and go to party caucuses, the parties would have to be in charge of how their caucuses are conducted as the parties then would be paying for them, not the state. The state would not be able to interfere.newsjunky said:If they chose that method I would see no problem with it. Think those folks are fair enough to do that? That is a very liberal state.Foxmeister said:Think about this for a second; if you eliminate the primaries and go to state party caucuses or conventions, then only party members would be voting within their party to select the party candidate and the delegates to go to the national convention. It would keep Dems from crossing over for the purpose of voting for the weakest candidate.
Jack Reacher said:If memory serves, there was a time when the president was not elected by the general public. This may be interesting as it plays out.