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Thursday, January 5, 2012

The insanity of Iowa and New Hampshire



INSANITY  -  The political future of the entire nation is held hostage to two tiny and totally insignificant states.


By Gary;

Indeed some animals are more equal than others.

In the United States that means the entire future of the nation is being dictated by Iowa and New Hampshire.  This system of selecting a President for all the people is a total joke.

Radio talk show host Dr. Michael Savage said it best.  He feels like 4/5s of an American.  He is on the outside looking in at his Masters who were selecting which candidate he would be allowed to vote for at some later date.

Many candidates will be dropping out of the race for President before 45 or so states even have a chance to vote.  This is an insane rule by a combination of stupidity and a Beltway-Media Oligarchy Elite telling everyone which candidates are the "proper" and "approved" candidates.

Orange County alone has the
same population as Iowa and
more than twice that of New
Hampshire, but no voice in
voting for President.

Who really Represents Republicans?

Iowa has a grand total of two Republican Congressmen.  Two.  New Hampshire has a grand total of two Republican Congressmen.  Just two.

California on the other hand has 19 GOP Congressmen currently serving in the House.

It is fair to say that California represents and supports the Republican Party far more than those tiny states.  But California has no voice at all in the early stages of selecting the candidates.

The same applies for the rest of the states.  The entire nation is screwed over by Iowa and New Hampshire.

A Rotating Block of Ten States  -   A fair system would be a rotating block of ten states to start off the Presidential primaries.  Each block of ten would be a mix of larger, smaller, rural and urban states.

For example, a first voting block of ten states voting all on the same day might be:
  • California
  • Alabama
  • New Hampshire
  • Maryland
  • Indiana
  • Colorado
  • Arkansas
  • Oklahoma
  • Montana
  • Florida
Every four years a different set of ten states would be selected to go first. 

In an age of internet and live TV debates there is no reason not to have a larger multi-state primary on the same day.  It is fair to the entire nation.

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