RNC Planning to Strip Iowa and NH of First in Nation status..

[RonPaulMall]

http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/73980/rnc-chair-iowa-new-hampshire-arent-sacred-cows-after-2016

Actually shocked they hadn't moved to do this sooner. Huge, low information voter states like Florida and California would be the optimal first states for the establishment, not little states like Iowa and New Hampshire where actual campaigning can almost make a difference.

[Batman]

I'd rather do it all at once like a general election.

[Ronin Truth]

They've just gotta find two other really very strongly anti-Trump states to start out with or the pooch is probably screwed.

LMAO!

[Mr.NoSmile]

It’s too late to change the rules for 2016, and in fact, the RNC will re*lease a fi*nal*ized it*in*er*ary this week for next year’s primary con*tests. But party of*fi*cials are con*tinu*ally de*bat*ing the con*tours of a new sys*tem.

Well, there's that at least if it's too late for 2016.

[erowe1]

I'd rather do it all at once like a general election.

That would be ideal for the establishment.

[Xenliad]

Imagine South Carolina first and Florida second.

[Batman]

That would be ideal for the establishment.

Seems to me that drawing it out and letting the Establishment allocate funding and time as need be already works pretty well for them.

[CPUd]

Seems to me that drawing it out and letting the Establishment allocate funding and time as need be already works pretty well for them.

The main argument from the party leaders is that a drawn-out primary damages the nominee for the general election. It happened to Mitt, and it will happen to Jeb, if he turns out to be the guy they want to run. Also why there are 8 debates this cycle instead of 20.

[jkob]

it should be random every cycle and they can tier it off too so its not all clustered, never made sense to me why Iowa and New Hampshire had such influence over who is elected president.