Political Punch

Question are, Do you trust the voting sytem? NO
Do you trust the government? NO
Should there be a president to represent each of the parties (Dems, Rep,Independents etc) and not just one to play God for all. YES
We need change, and we can do it with or without this government.

Nothing should of changed, see when you go and vote in the primary you should for the best person in your party, whether or not they won in a previous state. You are going to see the primaries moved up to the day after the presidential election for next one.

Then note in the General Election you should vote for more better conservative candidate.

SteveW - I totally disagree. The primary system currently in place rewards candidates that appeal to party extremists, not moderates. I was hopeful that Super Duper Tuesday would give average voters more clout, but this domino effect (NH, IA, SC moving their elections up) negates Super Duper Tuesday. If Iowa votes in December and California votes in February, what has California really accomplished. Answer: not much.

I saw your excellent report yesterday evening on WN, Jake, and especially appreciated the calendar as a visual aid to show just how silly the idea is of one state trying to trump another with an earlier primary election. If this trend keeps up, as I once said, every state will conduct its primary on New Year's Eve of this year.

Since so many states seem to be choosing February 5 as their "Super-Duper Tuesday," why don't all the states get together and make it a national primary day? Afterward, the candidates could turn to serious campaigning for the following nine months, which could be a blessing or a curse, depending on your point of view.

The primary system can be a way to test the mettle of a candidate, due to the exhausting schedule out on the road. It can reveal the candidate's true views with so many election dates in different states with different regional interests. It is particularly American. It needs to be preserved, not compressed into a few super-dates that allow more impersonal television ad blitzes and fewer person-to-person contacts. Already, too many of both parties' delegates are selected outside the primary system. All this tends to limit the viability of unknowns, and allows nominees to win without revealing much about what they really believe. I don't think the latest maneuvering is Florida's 'fault'. I think it's the fault of the big states which are getting together for those super-primary dates.