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[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

More specifically, we're given the options that the RNC and DNC give us. We should have a national primary on the same day nationwide ... the current system allows for way too much money to be thrown around when Iowa doesn't go the committees' way.

I'm sorry, but I don't give a shit what Iowans want in a presidential election. And yet ...

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The thing about primaries is that they’re largely internal affairs of parties. That’s why things like super delegates can exist. Like states do make laws regarding them, but there isn’t much actual legal framework about them.

Changes to them mostly are handled with in the respective party structure. Federal legislation regularizing them would raise some legitimately interesting legal questions.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago

We are, after all, in an era of interesting legal questions.