The Republican National Committee is meeting in Tampa. According to this news story, on August 4 the Committee defeated a proposal to increase punishment on states that hold presidential caucuses or primaries earlier than March. Four particular states have special permission to go earlier, and they were pushing for the additional sanctions.
The problem with the major party rules that gives special treatment to four particular states (New Hampshire, Iowa, Nevada and South Carolina) is that those rules lack legitimacy. There is no philosophical foundation for the idea that voters in four particular states deserve permament favoritism. Thanks to Frontloading HQ for the link.
More OLIGARCHY stuff in the EVIL rotted oligarchy States.
The U.S.A. is as democratic as a rock on the Moon.
RNC are pussies.
I’ve heard Iowa and New Hampshire arguing that their role is “traditional”. The ancient and hallowed “tradition” of Iowa having the first caucus goes all the way back to…1972! In other words, a few years after the first landing on the moon and a few years before disco.
“Traditional” must mean that $ is involved. I.e. candidates, staff, entourage, reporters and other flies in the state spending money.
The NH Prez primary rot goes back to 1952 — like a zillion years for math MORONS in the Elephant regime.
What is the fixation with INSANE stuff in the EVIL past ???