GOP Wants More Control Over 2016 Candidate

Posted by khalling 10 years ago to Politics
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and that is how we get Jeb Bush as our candidate...
Seriously, on the one hand, Priebus has a point about the debate fatigue and so many candidates sometimes participating in debates, sometimes not. On the other hand, GOP's proposed solution smacks of Beltway politics and shutting out the conservatives in the party. what say you?

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  • Posted by $ rockymountainpirate 10 years ago
    I don't see why they even have the pretense that the citizens have a choice. Just save all the money and hot air, tell us whose turn it is to be the candidate and be done with it. No more smoke and mirrors.

    When the final candidates the party chiefs have picked are announced by the R's & D's and they are scheduling their debates they should include the candidates for all the other parties also.
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  • Posted by straightlinelogic 10 years ago
    The only difference between the two parties is whose campaign contributors (above board and sub rosa) get paid off.
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  • Posted by UncommonSense 10 years ago
    Nothing will change until we get rid of the central bank and the UN. Things will only get worse until then.
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  • Posted by robertmbeard 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    I also would like to see delegates (primary) and electors (general election) allocated by congressional district. The only exception would be the 2 state-wide electors (general) that should go to the state winner (to represent the state's interests). The winner-take-all approach used by most states is unfair and enables candidates to concentrate their resources only in a few swing districts in a few swing states... By switching to congressional districts, the process becomes more competitive. And just like in economics, competition is always better for us...
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 10 years ago
    Yesterday was a key day for taking down the RINOs, but the RINOs won yesterday, particularly Boehner. Time to shrug.
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  • Posted by $ Abaco 10 years ago
    I agree. It makes me concerned that they may do this to bar the more forward thinkers and usher in the likes of a Jeb Bush.

    I haven't voted for a Republican Presidential candidate for a long time. I prefer to "throw away" my vote on something who won't win. I can't vote for somebody I don't agree with, no matter the party. That's really the way the system was designed - not this two-party scam: two puppets taking turns doing the same dance.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 10 years ago
    I don't see this limiting the debate issue. Reince is proposing penalties for those who go to debates not sanctioned, but the first time the preferred candidate does so (and they will) that will fall by the wayside. It will also become increasingly more challenging to keep Iowa and NH as the first 2 primaries. They are just too irrelevant, and candidates will be able to get donors to wait on SC before dropping out.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    You'd still end up with a very few states determining who moves on, and within those few states, you'd end up with the population centers being the prize (as it is today). I would rather see a proportional allocation of points based on congressional districts. Since congressional districts are roughly the same population size (even if geographically varied), in a state like WI, with 8 seats, 3 of which are high density and 5 not, that would tend to get the candidates to spend time everywhere.
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  • Posted by richrobinson 10 years ago
    The one change I would like to see is the country split into 4 quadrants. Each state within the quadrant would hold their primary on the same day. The 4 would hold primaries 2 weeks apart and the order would rotate each election cycle. I would also make all primaries closed to party registration only. Beyond that I say fight it out.
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