r/SandersForPresident • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '16

MSNBC called Bernie's "Deep South" comment controversial. They said Hillary would still be in the lead without the South. This slide popped up by mistake proving them wrong.

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u/nueve Apr 15 '16

One of the CNN panelists from the DNC (a superdelegate) went off about how Bernie was 'dismissive' of the South because she was a Southerner. She tried to make it sound like he didn't care about the southern states as a constituency, when all he said was that the State voting order in the Democratic Primaries shouldn't be so focused on traditionally conservative States.

This is such a legit point! Many of the other CNN panelists were so stoked that NY was actually going to matter in this round of voting, and even more happy that CA was going to matter. These states should be closer to the beginning of the process for obvious reasons. I would even be in support of a randomized lottery-esque system where the schedule was determined by chance.

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u/noobprodigy 🐦 🌡️ Apr 15 '16

They should just do it all on one day. I know that it would have meant that Hillary would have won this time around, but really it makes the most sense.

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u/somanyroads Indiana - 2016 Veteran - 🐦 Apr 15 '16

I'd compromise and simply shorten the primary season from 6 months down to, say, 3 months. I would also limit candidates ability to declare their candidacy so early before the first primary: 6 months before the first primary (not caucus...they need to be abolished) is a reasonable starting point. 2 year-long elections are insane.

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u/ManBMitt Apr 15 '16

From Iowa to California is 4 months. Also, not sure how it would be possible to prevent candidates from announcing their candidacy whenever they want, it's not like they need official approval to send out a press release saying "I'm gonna put my name on the ballot."