A Primary Problem

I really wish presidental primary elections were held on the same day across the country.  They are, after all for a presidential, or nation-wide race.

For internal matters of a particular state: fine.  They can follow whatever procedures or jump through whatever hoops their voters approve of.  Governor.  State Senators.  Go ahead, knock yourselves out.  But why are on earth would we want the first handful of states to hold primaries to decide what candidates advance, or even get the eventual nomination?

I thought we were a unified country where in terms of nation-wide policy and elections we all get an equal voice?  It seems the insiders who covet these garish side-shows known as presidential primaries (for any party), would have us go back to saying "these United States", where some are more equal than others.

THE United States is supposed to be a unifed (singular) country where we all get equal representation.  As determined already by legislatures, there will be primaries from January 3rd through June 26th!  Poor Utah, bringing up the rear!

In 2008, Rudy Giuliani dropped out before his state of New York held their primary.  This is just one example of how many people who would've supported him didn't get the chance to voice their support. 

Presidential primaries, much like the general elections are prime examples of how the various power groups throw their weight, money and influence around to knock out candidates they feel won't go along to get along or can't be easily controlled or compelled by any particular political establishment or media power players.  They are the steering committee.  We the "voters" are their cattle.

It sounds borderline conspiratorial when you don't take a step back.  The question is however, if they (the political establishment, the media, and other less visible power players) really just want to step back and let the people decide without influencing them:

--Why do newspapers endorse primary, as well as presidential candidates instead of just REPORTING the news?

--Why aren't the primaries all on the same day, like the general elections?

--Why are there millions of polls leading up to election days, and countless exit polls--all of which affect voters' decisions--when the only poll that actually matters is what's inside the ballot box?

--Why will New Hampshire, South Carolina, Florida, Arizona and Michigan all be penalized for holding their primaries before March 6th and have their numbers of delegates at the convention cut in half?

--Why will some states let their delegates support a different candidate than their state voters chose, or at times have delegates split their support?

Another point I find absolutely infuriating is how we can have NASA astronauts (remember them: those American men and women of bygone days who blasted off into the final frontier and now are being replaced by a dorky robot that might land on an awe-inspiring rock, err--asteroid in a decade...)  Anyway, astronauts were (sigh) able to vote in real-time on the day of the election from space, yet servicemen and women who are deployed can not--and more often than not their absentee ballots are lost or returned.  Besides, how can you vote absentee for a primary when half the time your candidate will be out by the time you get to vote? 


We have a lot of problems to tackle to set America back on the right course after a century-long infection known as progressivism took hold of our nation's compass.  This might not be the biggest problem, but it's easily solvable if we simplify the system--put it all out in the open so we have real transparency.  No games.  No steering or nudging us to willingly do the elites' bidding.  Just the principles our founders fought and died to give us.

Wouldn't that be grand?