RNC Passes Calendar Reform

[ccharles000]

http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/08/rnc_passes_cale.php

KANSAS CITY, MO -- The RNC has approved a resolution making dramatic changes to the way the GOP picks a presidential nominee, moving primaries to later dates and requiring states to allocate their delegates on a proportional basis.

The proposal will move the earliest nominating contests -- in IA, NH, SC and NV -- back from early Jan. to Feb. It will also require states that hold nominating contests in March to award delegates based on the proportion of votes candidates win, eliminating the prospect of an early winner-take-all state that would effectively end the nominating process.

Proponents said the measure would avoid the calamity of a national primary. Already, nearly 40 states have primaries scheduled for the first possible day in the nominating calendar.

"This is not a perfect rule, but it is the best possible rule under the circumstances we have now," said John Ryder, the TN national committeeman who served on the temporary panel that crafted the measure.

[Orrex]

1. I thought you meant that they were returning to a geocentric year

The way, you know, that God intended.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. And I was thinking maybe updating to the Julian calendar.

[underpants]

3. mmmm I understand this from the marketing "keep the fight alive" aspect but...

this is completely counter to the Republic modus operandi- they have as their trade established THE MAN early and running him (?) against the opponent from the moment the opponent becomes clear (see McCain's greenscreen speech). Negative early and often while hailing their own VICTORious conquering hero depicting critics as naysayers and the other side as weak for not bowing to their godly manly man.

We'll see. It is clearly aimed at keeping their product in the headlines and on the lips of the pundits, something the corporate media will love as cover for promoting their guy ....or (pray) girl.

[BlueIdaho]

4. Sounds to me like they are tying to avoid

An early set of Palin victories that sweep her into the candidate slot.

Calamity indeed.

Edit = typo

[Milo_Bloom]

5. Surprisingly Shrewd for the GOP.

More time spent campaigning in more states means creating more solid field offices and more dedicated workers in those states.

The long, protracted democratic contest left Obama and Clinton in the headlines long beyond McCain and also allowed Obama to spend much more money and work on more field operations.

It would only help the GOP to have several months of many candidates bashing Obama, while they spend money organizing on the ground level.