Does this seal the fates of Iowa and New Hampshire?

[Happy Hoosier]

So much Strum and drang. So much money spent there. But it's clear those states are not accurately reflecting party preferences.

Time for a change, IMO.

[madaboutharry]

1. Iowa and NH should join Super Tuesday.

There is no reason for all the drama.

[Happy Hoosier]

3. Yes... Maybe 3-4 main "primary events"

Group the states into manageable groups that represent a good mix that better reflects the Democratic electorate.

[Tarheel_Dem]

7. There's no reason for all the drama, and even less need for their undemocratic caucuses. If IA & NH

insist on being first, the DNC should insist on primaries only.

[dalton99a]

10. +1

[redstatebluegirl]

2. Lord I hope so!

[bottomofthehill]

4. It sure should

[Freddie]

5. Rotate the states by lottery

I’m in PA and tired of having the whole thing decided before it gets to me.

[Happy Hoosier]

6. I'm in Indiana. We don't go until MAY...

... so I feel ya.

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. Maybe the people who are calling for a national primary have a point. Everybody votes on the...

same day, and it's over.

[Happy Hoosier]

11. I'm okay with spreading it out a bit....

... so candidates can find their feet, and lesser known candidates can get known. BUT.... I'd prefer one national primary to the mess we have now.

[Tarheel_Dem]

12. I don't understand the need for caucuses, and why the party can't just refuse to participate...

in such an undemocratic process.

[Happy Hoosier]

13. OH YEAH! Get rid of caucuses, absolutely.

Ridiculous archaic bullshit.

[Bettie]

15. Well, one national primary would be a huge bonus

for the very, very well-funded candidates who could do massive 50 state ad buys.

Government of the billionaires, for the billionaires, by the billionaires.

Maybe someone should make a list of states that don't get to vote. A demographic quarantine...."you must have percentage of X, Y, and Z to be permitted to participate in candidate selection.

[TTUBatfan2008]

14. Not sure I agree with that...

...but I definitely think there is way too much emphasis on Iowa and New Hampshire. How much money and campaign time gets spent in those places? Absurd amount of both.

[Tarheel_Dem]

18. I agree with you, and I think for IA & NH it's all about the money that gets spent there.

The ad buys, the hotels, the restaurants, etc. I don't see them giving up their "first in the nation" status easily, but things need to change.

[gollygee]

16. I can see both sides of this

I agree, but I also think it's nice to see how people handle the campaign process before a decision is made. There are positives and negatives to both sides of this IMO.

[Tarheel_Dem]

19. Even if we don't have a national primary day, we at least need to ditch the caucuses. n/t

[gollygee]

20. Agree 100% nt

[mopinko]

9. here's my thoughts on this-

any other states that are crazy enough to have caucuses should all have them on a saturday.
new hampshire can still go first, the following tuesday, but at least 10 states should go the tuesday after that.

[Blue_Tires]

17. It should...

IA and NH should have been taken off the top of the schedule 20 years ago...

[BeyondGeography]

21. Hopefully