Strange primaries and caucus scheducle in S. Carolina and Nevada

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Feb 20: Nevada Democratic caucus and South Carolina Republican primary.

Feb. 23: they reverse it. Nevada Republican caucus and south Carolina Democratic primary.

Why don't they have both parties at the same time?

[JimDandy]

1. Don't know if this is why, but having the he two parties' caucuses

on separate dates would allow the parties to check that there is no double voting by a voter.

[winter is coming]

2. You wouldn't have to find two separate polling locations.

Voters could go to the same places for their primary/caucus that they go to vote. Otherwise, one of the parties (usually the dominant one) gets "the" polling place and the other party complains about getting shunted to a "strange" location.

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3. Thanks. This makes sense (nt)