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In reply to the discussion: Please explain why YOU bypass the Democratic primary? [View all]Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)It also benefits the better known, and better funded, candidates. Had we done that in 2008, Hillary Clinton would've easily defeated Barack Obama in a national primary. Up until the Iowa Caucus, Clinton led Obama by a wide margin:
Rasmussen Reports (December 1720, 2007): Hillary Clinton 39%, Barack Obama 27%
Reuters/Zogby/American Research Group (December 1214, 2007): Hillary Clinton 40%, Barack Obama 32%
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll (December 69, 2007): Hillary Clinton 40%, Barack Obama 30%
The problem with your set up is that not every campaign can feasibly manage a 50 state strategy. Only the most competitively funded campaigns could pull off traveling across the country instead of focusing on certain states.
I see no reason why 2016 would be any different. Hillary overwhelmingly leads Warren nationally. The only hope Warren has is, like Obama, winning Iowa and using that as a springboard to future primary success. But if you leave it to one day, Hillary wins in a laugher - just as she probably would have in 2008.