Can we please get rid of caucuses now?
The next round of reform is likely to punish both Iowa and Nevada. Already Iowa plays only a tiny role in the actual delegate race. The straw poll conducted on Jan. 3 is effectively meaningless; by the time the state party allocates its delegates in June, the Republican nominee will be obvious. Iowa derives its power from the media attention it attracts—attention it may not get again. Nevada Republicans held a convention four years ago that was marred by a fight between party leaders and fans of Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, many of whom said they were unfairly barred from participating.
“I’m very hopeful that in four years, people say, ‘I’m not spending a lot of money and getting frostbite if you can’t even count your votes,’ ” Norcross said.
“In Nevada, the fact that they screwed it up twice [in 2008 and 2012] really is inexcusable,” he added.
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cmsinaz on February 9, 2012 at 10:28 PM
The entire process needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. States that got the highest percentage of republicans to the polls should go first, then down the line. All primaries should be closed. States that violate the rules should get zero delegates.
Rebar on February 9, 2012 at 10:29 PM
Uh, no. It should be all caucuses, actually. We should end primary voting for nominees because it is too easy to steal elections as it is. The last thing we should do is make the process more anonymous.
platypus on February 9, 2012 at 10:29 PM
No.
The caucus was a great deal of fun.
It was also a great way to interact with other Republicans who (1) hate Romney, and (2) wanted their vote to count for something.
Moreover, if Romney were winning the caucuses, we probably wouldn’t be seeing articles like this.
Citizen-003528 on February 10, 2012 at 12:20 AM
I want a primary. I want to be involved, but I doubt they will like me taking my 8 month old to the caucus.
cptacek on February 10, 2012 at 1:23 AM
The other headlines have double digit comments and mine will make 6, and it’s almost off the homepage already.
It sucks that this attracts so little interest. The caucuses are an anti-democratic abomination — as Obama proved in their primary — and should be scuttled.
Nothing wrong with one person, one vote.
Random on February 10, 2012 at 2:24 AM
Don’t forget what Ed said, folks. Another problem with caucuses is that there are no absentee ballots, as there are for primaries, thus he couldn’t participate in Minnesota.
radjah shelduck on February 10, 2012 at 7:10 AM