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Tim_in_HK Donating Member (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-04 12:22 AM
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4. I don't think states will relish the idea of having a say
in the nominee once every 10 years.

I think caucuses should be abolished, and all should be ballot primaries.

I also think that the ballot should have people vote for their top 2 (or even 3) choices, and results would be weighted by this. If you only liked one candidate (e.g., Clark), you could vote Clark for all two (or three) spots.

I think this would be interesting. Side note: this is how it's done in some other countries (notably Australia), and I think brings out a more accurate picture of who people want.

First stop, abolish the caucuses. I haven't seen any good explanation for why they are good. But open to idea.

Regarding the regionalism of the primaries, I'm not so sure what to be done there.
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