How about THIS for a primary plan....

[youthere]

WHO GOES FIRST: The home states of the candidates running...drawn by Lottery for order. Each state 10 days apart.

The rest of the states vote in a "super Tuesday" type primary one month before the convention.

How's THAT for fair? You'd have establish a firm date that all candidates must declare by, so that would rule out anyone jumping in late in the game, but I think it would work.

[Debi]

1. Until somebody files the day after the 'frim date' and claims to have their state

disenfranchised.

Not to mention the finacial ability of candidates to run in larger states (say if somebody from New York or California were running and they won the Lottery Drawing) :shrug:

[HeraldSquare212]

2. Do you think the outcome would have changed at all?

I don't know that Kucinich, Richardson, Biden, Dodd, etc. would still be in or competitive, so I don't understand why people are upset. If it's an issue thing, like ethanol is, that makes sense, but I don't see anything that NH got for being the first primary. (maybe next time a candidate should propose using maple syrup as fuel - he or she would clean up there, no?)

[Tesha]

5. We (NH) get millions of dollars spent in our economy and a *HUGE* ego boost. (NT)

[knitter4democracy]

3. I like rotating regional. That's fair.

Every region has its own issues that need to be heard. This would include big and small states and keep campaigns from hopping all over the country.

[CK_John]

4. Where's your plan to convince 50 states to support it. n/t

[youthere]

6. Easy, it's my plan, so naturally they'll love it. LOL!