Comments on: Florida Governor Considers Second Primary

By: desmoinesdem

desmoinesdem — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:53:00 +0000

I would be open to a second primary in those states. We need to make sure one way or another that the delegates are seated, because we can't afford to write them off this fall.

I am absolutely opposed to holding caucuses in Michigan and Florida. We had enough problems with the Iowa caucuses, but they've been a fiasco in most of the other states. Too many people would be disenfranchised with a caucus in FL or MI.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:24:20 +0000

nuts? http://www.stateline…

“The current process is nuts, absolutely nuts,” said Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D), who advocates dumping the current caucus and super-delegate systems in favor of a rotating regional primary plan.

Gov Rendell and I agree about dumping super-delegates.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:21:28 +0000

'08 primary calendar John, did you see this article?

"What govs think of '08 primary calendar"

http://www.stateline...

By Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org Staff Writer

-excerpt-

If states do change the system in four years, Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) says Michigan can claim some credit. Michigan's decision to hold its primary on Jan. 15 in violation of Democratic Party rules cost it its delegates.

"The reason that we moved the primary (to Jan. 15) was to change the way presidents are selected in the primary process overall," she said.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

'08 primary calendar John, did you see this article?
"What govs think of '08 primary calendar"

http://www.stateline...

By Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org Staff Writer

-excerpt-

"The reason that we moved the primary (to Jan. 15) was to change the way presidents are selected in the primary process overall," she said.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

nuts? http://www.stateline...

"The current process is nuts, absolutely nuts," said Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D), who advocates dumping the current caucus and super-delegate systems in favor of a rotating regional primary plan.

Gov Rendell and I agree about dumping super-delegates.

By: desmoinesdem

desmoinesdem — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I would be open to a second primary in those states. We need to make sure one way or another that the delegates are seated, because we can’t afford to write them off this fall.

I am absolutely opposed to holding caucuses in Michigan and Florida. We had enough problems with the Iowa caucuses, but they’ve been a fiasco in most of the other states. Too many people would be disenfranchised with a caucus in FL or MI.