Mitt Romney: Reward states for holding primaries, not caucuses

[tsai3904]

Mitt Romney has a good idea for the Republican Party he briefly led in 2012: Its nominating process should reward states that hold primaries rather than caucuses.

“I’m concerned that there’s an effort on the part of some to move toward caucuses or conventions to select nominees, and I think that’s a mistake,” Romney told the Globe recently. “I think we should reward those states that award delegates to the convention based upon primaries. Primaries are the place where you see whose message is connecting with the largest number of people.”

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[Mahkato]

Caucuses reward candidates with a smaller number of high-information supporters. Primaries reward candidates with a larger number of low-information voters.

[FSP-Rebel]

Primaries are the place where you see whose message is connecting with the largest number of people (RE: proletariat, chumps, worker bees, scum, etc).
We all know how these overlords think of us and they don't want the ones with any sense or intelligence having excessive influence over their election process. Caucuses and conventions for all I say!!

[JK/SEA]

wouldn't this put a chill on grassroot efforts?...

[Todd]

Caucuses reward candidates with a smaller number of high-information supporters. Primaries reward candidates with a larger number of low-information voters.

Which is why Mitt would like this.

[CPUd]

I think the state conventions, and having to ask every time why are these people taking all his delegate seats really got to him. Especially the Mass. GOP.

[thoughtomator]

Romney: It's not fair if you can't simply buy the nomination.

[specsaregood]

I prefer caucus because they are paid for by the parties themselves. Since they are essentially private affairs (choosing the party nominee) I don't see why taxpayers should have to pay for the process via primaries.

[VBRonPaulFan]

I prefer caucus because they are paid for by the parties themselves. Since they are essentially private affairs (choosing the party nominee) I don't see why taxpayers should have to pay for the process via primaries.

+1. also, does anyone really care what Romney thinks? why are people even bothering to interview him?

[devil21]

Which is why Mitt would like this.

Mitt is mouth-piecing for the RNC, imho. The ivory tower wants all primaries and that plan was laid out at last year's RNC winter meeting.

[Lucille]

Who asked him anyhow? And didn't he and his lawyers already cause enough problems for the grassroots and the state affiliates during that sham of a convention?

[satchelmcqueen]

just watch. the gop is going to start changing how the voting happens to marginalize any kind of grass roots efforts.

[NorfolkPCSolutions]

Well...I don't give a shit about anything you have to say, Mr. Romney.

Fuck you.

No one else does either. The lesser of two evils needs to close his goddamn mouth.

[Teenager For Ron Paul]

What an asshole.

[NorfolkPCSolutions]

Did I go too far, Teenager For Ron Paul? :-}

[Teenager For Ron Paul]

Did I go too far, Teenager For Ron Paul? :-}
lol I was talking about Romney, not you.

[NorfolkPCSolutions]

Sorry 'bout that, amigo! That NWO scumbag just gets my dander up. The Republican party needs to get it through their heads - embrace the Liberty voter or become irrelevant. I can't put it any simpler than that.

We were not responsible for Mitt Dickbrain's pathetic showing in the '12 election. The GOP did that themselves when they chose their paymasters over the American citizens that would have beaten a path to the voting booth despite hell or high water to vote for someone who was concerned about the basics: personal accountability and property, liberty, and a government that stayed within its constitutional boundaries. They offered Obama Lite, and lost. Not our fucking fault.

They can fuck with the rules as much as they want to, bottom line is, offer the citizens a nominee that isn't beholden to the globalists, and they will fucking STEAMROLL whoever the Democrats trot out in 2016 - and that includes that festering pile of shit in a pantsuit, Hillary Clinton.

[fr33]

If they don't, the party will just go to the national convention and gavel over the dissenters, whether they have the numbers or not.

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

why can't Romney shut up and just enjoy his rich life, bastard

[belian78]

wouldn't this put a chill on grassroot efforts?...
Sure would.

[belian78]

just watch. the gop is going to start changing how the voting happens to marginalize any kind of grass roots efforts.

It'll be ok though. Just vote for the person with the R next to their name, scratch your back scratch my back kinda thing. CaptLou and Frank tell us its gonna be unicorns and lolipops if we do.