This is the first year in many when candidates were still fighting for the nomination this late in the primary season. Of course, only the Democrats are still fighting. Romney and Huckabee have gone the way of the dinosaur and McCain will take the Republican nomination barring anything serious–like dying of old age in his sleep. Of course, Ron Paul is still around, but that’s a pretty big joke. It would take McCain, Romney, Huckabee, Giuliani, Pat Buchanan, and Chuck Norris all succumbing to the grim reaper before the Republicans would nominate Ron Paul. (At least that’s what I presume such low vote totals mean.) But the Republicans aren’t the only ones who’ve pushed out viable candidates too soon.
Remember John Edwards? Yeah, he finished 2nd in Iowa–ahead of Hilary. So why do we let those in the early primary states dictate who gets the nomination? Anyone who’s lived in a state that holds a primary after Super Tuesday has experienced this frustration. In 2004 had Edwards, Howard Dean, or Wesley Clark made it to June, would we have a different president today?
So what’s the solution? National Primary Day. Why isn’t this an option?
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