It's Official !!! California moves its Primary

[OHdem10]

up to Feb 5 2008. Arnold Schwarzenegger just officially
announced. This can mean Primaries are over and
our Candidate is known on Super Tuesday, Feb 5.

According to B Schneider, other large states
are considering the same action--NJ NY Fla
to name a few. As more states with large numbers
of delegates join the change--it becomes a National
Primary and each party's candidate is selected.

Addvantages---Larger States are given opportunity
to participate more actively in deciding who
our Candidate is.

Disadvantage depending on your opinion. Limits
Candidates. Only candidates with large amts of
Cash can particpate. 2ond and lower tier
candidates had just as well drop out. If there
is anyone considering entering and has money, money
money, they had better get in soon or it will be too
late.

[HereSince1628]

1. Well, reach deep and fund your choice because the candidate

with the money is going to buy the lion's share of the on-air time.

I hate it when we're manipulated by the monied forces rather than ideas within our own party.

[JuniperLea]

6. I hate it when the monied forces become the ideas within our own party... n/t

[HereSince1628]

11. Yeah, that too.

:yoiks:

[Adelante]

2. So much for democracy

"Only candidates with large amts of
Cash can particpate. 2ond and lower tier
candidates had just as well drop out."

:(

[moondust]

21. Welcome to the New, Improved Plutocracy!

If you thought it was bad before, well it's ALL about money now. This plays right into the hands of corporatists and plutocrats, the ruthless and the supergreedy. Yuk!

[paulk]

3. this is not a good thing,

especially if other large states follow suite. This effectively knocks all the 2nd tier candidates out of the race - they just won't have the money to compete in the large media markets of states like California.

[Ninja Jordan]

Will Obama's California popularity lead him to victory?

[shance]

4. Money is going to kill our Democracy and any sense of fairness.

nt

[jaksavage]

13. Too late

[AndyA]

5. Hmmm...do we really want the people in the state who put Ahnold

in the Governor's mansion to decide who our candidates are going to be from this point forward?

Not so sure that's a great thing for the rest of America.

I want elections to become publicly funded. We need to get rid of these big bucks candidates who have their hands in thousands of special interest and lobbyist pockets.

We need people in office who AREN'T POLITICIANS. And the only way that's ever going to happen is to give the little guy with no money a chance.

[Buzz Clik]

7. Kansas just announced the results of their primary: Brownback won!

[Sapere aude]

8. Another disadvantage. We will not see lower tier candidates in debates and we will not

hear their ideas.

[jmowreader]

9. Good.

The problem with the drawn-out primary season is it does a lot of the Repukes' work for them,

After six months of mud, the R's already know how to go after our candidate.

I don't see the money thing as a disadvantage, because in the 2004 system we lost most of our candidates due to lack of funds. Running for president is expensive.

[mikelgb]

10. I like this.

I think the second tiers can have a chance IF they can dump all of their money in our basket... the delegates from our state could be enought to propel a strong finish in the later primaries.

[John Q. Citizen]

12. What later primaries?

[matcom]

14. Great. Now they are running for President of California

:eyes:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

15. On the bright side. Better West Coast liberals tnan red state moderates.

[Ninja Jordan]

16. I don't really see that as a bright side.

More overtly liberal candidates are likelier to get hammered in a general election.

[mitchtv]

17. I am so sick of Calif being the ATM

then have nothing to do with the nominations, or rather , less to do with them than say, SC., and other red states like IA. C'mon NY.

[Leopolds Ghost]

18. ATM, huh? You feel you deserve political influence by virtue of money your wealthy neighbors spent.

Pot, meet kettle.

[mitchtv]

20. No . Population, amount of Dems

Let them spend some of the money here , Let them kiss some Calif ass for a change. We deserve the infuence as much as New Hampshire. Let them compete for the liberal vote. More people more votes more money So?

[quinnox]

19. Finally

A western state will actually have influence on the candidate chosen? Amazing! They finally recognized there are plenty of Americans who live in the Western United States, not just the East. More progressive too!

[smalll]

22. So which candidate will promise to work to make it a federal crime

to post Grammy spoilers on the Internets? That could win over a lot of west coast voters, right?