Comments on: Presidential primary calendar set http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/01/presidential-primary-calendar-set/ All politics, all the time Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:07:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: L. Armstrong, http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/01/presidential-primary-calendar-set/#comment-165286 L. Armstrong, Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:31:07 +0000 http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/01/presidential-primary-calendar-set/#comment-165286 Yes, it is time to reform the primary system. In the last few elections, by the time the primaries reached "Super Tuesday", many candidates were already gone. By the time we held ours in California, the decision had been made and there was not the slightest point in going to the polls. As Sharona said in Monk, "I never vote. It just encourages them." For me, that means endorses the power of someone I can't stand. Okay. Now, then we are faced with two idiots in November, as we have been in past elections, may we feel free to blame those who insisted on the first primary vote? They want the power. Let them take the responsibility, too. However, it does raise the question--who will such a "president" represent? New Hampshire? Iowa? Nevada? Not me! Yes, it is time to reform the primary system. In the last few elections, by the time the primaries reached "Super Tuesday", many candidates were already gone. By the time we held ours in California, the decision had been made and there was not the slightest point in going to the polls. As Sharona said in Monk, "I never vote. It just encourages them."
For me, that means endorses the power of someone I can't stand. Okay. Now, then we are faced with two idiots in November, as we have been in past elections, may we feel free to blame those who insisted on the first primary vote? They want the power. Let them take the responsibility, too. However, it does raise the question–who will such a "president" represent? New Hampshire? Iowa? Nevada?
Not me!

]]> By: cameron, las vegas, nevada http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/01/presidential-primary-calendar-set/#comment-165056 cameron, las vegas, nevada Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:15:57 +0000 http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/01/presidential-primary-calendar-set/#comment-165056 Anne: Wow, what biased comments. Apparently in your world teenagers are uneducated cavedwellers and anyone who doesn't do things your way is "marxist" and totalitarian". It's also amusing that for someone who snipes at other people's intelligence, you sure don't seem to know the meaning of EITHER of those government doctrines. How about cracking open a book rather than posting online? OP: It sucks about some of the dem candidates not cutting it. Perhaps the primary system of the '70's should be done away with? Anne:

Wow, what biased comments. Apparently in your world teenagers are uneducated cavedwellers and anyone who doesn't do things your way is "marxist" and totalitarian".

It's also amusing that for someone who snipes at other people's intelligence, you sure don't seem to know the meaning of EITHER of those government doctrines. How about cracking open a book rather than posting online?

OP: It sucks about some of the dem candidates not cutting it. Perhaps the primary system of the '70's should be done away with?

]]> By: Anne - Detroit MI http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/01/presidential-primary-calendar-set/#comment-164981 Anne - Detroit MI Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:41:49 +0000 http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/01/presidential-primary-calendar-set/#comment-164981 p.s. the Feb 5 Tuesday election has been called <b>Super Tuesday</b> for many many years. What do you have, a teenage intern working the board ??!!! It's NOT <i> "on what is being called Super Tuesday" </i> --- it's been <i>called</i> that for ages ! p.s.

the Feb 5 Tuesday election has been called Super Tuesday for many many years. What do you have, a teenage intern working the board ??!!!

It's NOT "on what is being called Super Tuesday" - it's been called that for ages !

]]> By: Anne - Detroit MI http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/01/presidential-primary-calendar-set/#comment-164979 Anne - Detroit MI Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:39:25 +0000 http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/01/presidential-primary-calendar-set/#comment-164979 WHAT's GOING ON ??!!! I read "<i>several Democratic contenders will not appear on the ballot</i>" "<i>DNC invokes death penalty on renegade Democratic state party ...</i> " this all sounds VERY Marxist and totalitarian of the Democratic Party. Who says they'll be any better than the Repubicans?! WHAT's GOING ON ??!!!

I read "several Democratic contenders will not appear on the ballot"

"DNC invokes death penalty on renegade Democratic state party ... "

this all sounds VERY Marxist and totalitarian of the Democratic Party. Who says they'll be any better than the Repubicans?!

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