Should US primary elections be held on one date across the entire country?
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January 15th, 2024
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Given: still allowing for early voting and mail-in.
Is it fair that half the states basically decide for the rest of the states the final 2–3 candidates? Or, that early states have their votes spread across more candidates than the later states?
Is there a better way? How is it done in other countries with similar systems?
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No. We (citizens) are better served by seeing the ebb and flow of the campaign, and the evolution of primaries over the months. It’s an opportunity to observe candidates (not just presidential, but at lower levels as well) as the world changes.
What I would do differently is compress the time scale. In the US, primaries go from January to June. I would compress them all to a three-month time frame (March/April/May).
What would happen if elections were run like DWTS (Dancing with the Stars). Where you call in to vote?
Other than the telecommunications overloading It might be a fun thing to research.
No. It is far better to see this process over the long haul. Let them campaign in each area they choice to and listen to how they deal with local and country issues with as many people as possible.
Time and variation is critical.
Earlier primaries influence later ones. That skews the process. Better to have all primaries at once so that votes don’t carry bias from earlier ones.
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