Reply #8: it would be big *convenience* for the frontrunners [View All]

[Orangepeel]

the current system, flawed as it is, allows for the possibility that a lesser known, lesser funded candidate will gain some traction among voters (real, rank and file voters) in smaller states that he or she actually meets and talks to. Ideally, this traction would allow the smaller candidate to gain the name recognition and money to have a fighting chance in later states.

I've never lived in a state with relevant presidential primaries, so I totally understand your frustration with the system. But, I'd rather it be the way that it is than to have it be just like the general election, where it's all about money and advertising.