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Originally Posted by jebartle
Are we really going to go with the Iowa, Mass. and S. Carolina's choice....Why not have all primaries on the same day??? Are we a bunch of cattle being herded to the "Final Rodeo"?????...Actually, I'd love for someone else to throw his/her hat in the ring or should I say circus....I'd love to hear what they are going to do to get us out of the mess instead of personal political attack ads.
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I have long been an advocate of a national primary day in which states may opt in or opt out. March 1 or thereabouts and no campaign may begin until January 1 (in my dreams of course). I was in Des Moines Iowa for the last two election cycles and saw firsthand the circus that leads up to the Iowa caucuses for a full year! Iowa attracted 120,000 republican caucus goers this year and they got months worth of media attention and millions upon millions of dollars spent for that miniscule participation. Iowa and New Hampshire, two of the smallest population states, and least diversafied, dominate the political landscape WAY out of proportion to their real significance.