“Yes, Caucuses Are Unfair. No, We Shouldn’t Mind.”
Jonathan Bernstein has a thoughtful response up at the New Republic to my Slate piece, Kill the Caucuses.
Category Archives: primaries
Will Four-Way Republican Race Continue through June?
NYT’s “The Caucus” games it out. I suspect that if Romney ekes out a victory in Ohio, there will be lots of pressure on Santorum to drop out, and a coalescing further around Romney.
“Obama’s delegate operation was a textbook case in presidential politics”
Dan Balz has written this column.
“More Caucus Problems Reported”
This time in Washington State.
Kill the caucuses.
Looking Like a Post-Super Tuesday Delegate Fight Coming to Ohio, and It is Santorum’s Fault
Michael Falcone has the scoop. Truly a self-inflicted wound.
“Santorum camp accuses Michigan GOP of ‘political thuggery’ in awarding delegates to Romney”
Getting ugly. And another black eye on how the Republican Party in the states (mostly caucus states) have been running their delegate selection processes.
“The Presidential Primary System: How Well Does it Serve American Democracy?”
The Bipartisan Policy Center will hold this event with Jay Cost, John Fortier, Curtis Gans, and David Norcross on March 8.
Richie: Michigan Primary: Winning Isn’t Everything (and Not the Only Thing)
Here’s a guest post from Rob Richie of Fairvote, making an important observation:
The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza wrote last night that “In politics, winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing. The score sheet only shows ‘W’s’ and ‘L’s’….When we… Continue reading
Given Maine’s Ballot Access Rules, Running for Sen. Snowe’s Seat Will Be No Easy Task
Bangor Daily News:
The deadline to get on the primary ballot for Republican and Democratic candidates is March 15. Any interested candidate will need to get 2,000 certified signatures by that date (which means well above 2,000 total if… Continue reading
“Romney, Santorum to split Michigan’s delegates”
Detroit Free Press: “The Michigan presidential primary vote was close and so will be the distribution of delegates based on the results in Michigan’s 14 congressional districts.”
More on this coming.
“Despite problems elsewhere, Minnesota Republicans remain happy with caucuses”
MinnPost reports.
“So why do we have a process that excludes soldiers and transfers power to party insiders when we could have one that includes everyone and forces the party insiders to be accountable?”
Soren Dayton on why it is time to kill the caucus.
“How Serious Is The Democratic Crossover Vote Threat In Michigan?”
TPM explores.
“Conventional Wisdom: Republicans are growing worried that they are headed to a ‘brokered convention’ in Tampa. It’s unlikely—but there is still plenty to worry about.”
John Dickerson writes at Slate.