Primary Colors (Trees And Things)

thefadd: Re: How about instant run-off primary voting?

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:03:29 EST

I agree with you about the instant runoff concept and in general about NH and Iowa, but for all their white, conservative, rural, knocks, they have been pretty progressive, if not wholly representative.

port1080: How about instant run-off primary voting?

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:39:20 EST

An instant runoff system for the primaries would be ideal. It would give the lesser candidates as much of a chance as the current system, while still allowing a single national primary date (

Shy Elf: Another election system which won't ever happen.

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:18:41 EST

I'm really amazed that the current system lasted as long as it did. It was basically put in place in 1972 when we first had a majority of delegates elected by primary and committed to vote for their candidates, and since then the earliest states have

thefadd: Re: the wetkarma plan

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:21:53 EST

Not a bad idea at all...I was going to say the Delaware plan was my fave but that one seems even more equitable. Too bad neither will have happen...

wetkarma: the wetkarma plan

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:12:11 EST

States get their primary dates set based on their percentage turnout in the prior election. Higher turnout gets to go first.

No primary can be held prior to February 5th of the election year.

That is all.