1st GOP Primary Election

[alan0269]

Keeping in mind that Colorado Republicans are not going to be allowed to have any voice in who the candidate is because the new rules would mean that who we picked in the caucuses would actually get the CO delegates instead of being hand picked by the GOP leaders (fucking CO-GOP idiots).

Actually, my understanding is that Colorado Republicans will have a voice. There is no straw election for a presidential candidate at this year's caucuses because of the rule that states that for any caucus held before March 15th the delegates MUST vote in the 1st election at the primaries for the candidate selected in the caucus. By not voting in the caucus for a candidate, it allows the Colorado delegates to vote for any candidate at the primaries in the 1st election instead of potentially being tied to a candidate that may have already dropped out prior to the primary.

Example if we selected a candidate at the caucus:

"Candidate A" is selected in the caucus.
"Candidate A" drops out of the election prior to the primaries.
Colorado's delegates would still be bound to vote for "Candidate A", which would basically equate to not voting because the candidate is no longer running.

By not selecting a candidate, this is avoided and the delegates can vote for the candidate that most represents what the voters they represent want.

[Zundfolge]

By not selecting a candidate, this is avoided and the delegates can vote for the candidate that most represents what the voters they represent want.

But by not selecting a candidate how will the delegates know what candidate voters want? I'd rather have seen our Caucus moved to after the 15th then.

I still believe that the new rule was meant to prop up the eGOP and whatever Jeb! like creature they want.



I have kind of a radical idea for how I'd like to see primaries/caucuses done:

• None of this "early primary" crap. ALL 51 primaries/caucuses would be held on the same day, either 6, 9 or 12 months before actual election day (I prefer 6 or 9, but I ain't picky).
• ALL caucuses and primaries would be "closed" (no more liberal New Hampshire Democrats picking the Republican candidate).
• I would prefer no more caucuses. All be primary elections (but I'm a states rights kinda guy and if some states want to caucus instead of vote let 'em have it). I'd also prefer these primary elections be done as "preference voting" since you'll generally have more than 2 candidates.