Comments: More on Primaries
first, as a party we must keep NH as the first primary! NH voters vet the candidates carefully, don't let them avoid key questions, and don't allow them to rely on money. Money is next to irrelevant up here, which is good - because once someone wins up here they can usually improve their fundraising. The essential candidate comes through when fielding questions in small meetings repeatedly over the course of months.
With your revised schedule, MONEY would have been the key deciding factor. And money, this year, would have made Dean the favorite in all post Iowa states.
Fact is, this year's process is selecting a good candidate with flaws - he may not be your guy, but he's the legitimate choice of the plurality of voters so far. There's nothing wrong with that.
Posted by Dan at February 9, 2004 10:15 AM
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