Fixing the RNC primary system...

[Joe ex PNG]

I would like preferential voting first of all. Each voter gets three preferences (first, second, third) and the preference counts as so many points (first gets 5 points, second gets 3, third gets 1). Those preference points would then be proportionally converted into convention delegates. For example, if a state had 100 delegates, canidate Dewey who won 50 precent of the points would get 50 delegates, canidate Cheatum who won 30% would get 30 delegates, and canidate Howe who won 10% would get 10 delegates, with all the others divying up the remainder as needed.


Second, I'd like to see 3 primary dates all within two weeks of each other, and all in a particular region (say, East, Middle, and West) or 4 regional primaries within a week.

[MarkD]

Wait, I don't get this.

In NJ if you want to vote in a primary you have to make a party affiliation, and once you do so you can only vote in that party's primary unless you go thru the paperwork of changing party affiliation (which can only be done up to a certain time before the primary). I was Independent until this election year, but when I walked in to vote in the Republican primary they put an R next to my name and now I can only vote in the Republican primaries.

You mean there are states where anybody can go in to vote in the primary?????

Man, we're lucky we didn't get Hillary running against Obama.

[Jered]

Wait, I don't get this.

In NJ if you want to vote in a primary you have to make a party affiliation, and once you do so you can only vote in that party's primary unless you go thru the paperwork of changing party affiliation (which can only be done up to a certain time before the primary). I was Independent until this election year, but when I walked in to vote in the Republican primary they put an R next to my name and now I can only vote in the Republican primaries.

You mean there are states where anybody can go in to vote in the primary?????

Man, we're lucky we didn't get Hillary running against Obama.

In Washington we have an open primary and a caucus.

[Rich]

Same day primaries and weighted voting would be good things for me.

Closed primaries? Not so good.

We have Democrats coming out of the woodwork here in El Paso, and while you can count the local Republicans on your hand and have fingers left over, it means in order to have a primary vote in local politics, you pretty much have to vote the Democrat ballot.

This means I have to choose whether to vote local (Democrat) or national (Republican).

So by choosing which ballot I want, I declare my party affiliation, and it is so noted by the political machines. Of course, I vote for who I wish in the general election, just like everyone else.

For me, the ideal would be three ballots. One local, stopping at the county line, one state, stopping at the state line, and one federal.

I know it ain't gonna happen, but I can dream/fantasize.

[martini]

the weighted voting idea has me intrigued. I like the idea. I am not sure how well it will work or if we could get it started.

[blackeagle603]

Weighted voting and restoring relevance of the R convention. Yeah baby! YEAH!