DIALOGUEletters
KEN BROMAN
NO. While a national primary would be
better than our current hodgepodge drawn-out process of selecting a leader, it would
have significant faults—most notably it would
favor moneyed candidates. A better option
might be to have four smaller states—one
from each geographic region—on the front
end serving the role that Iowa and New
Hampshire play now. These four “retail politics” states might change with each election
cycle as well
Are you an
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Brian Eastman
West Linn, Oregon
Debate goes on
In response to the February
Debate, “Should there be a
national primary?”
YES. I think a national primary is an excellent idea, long overdue. By the time we have
a primary here, things have already pretty
much been decided. Talk about feeling disenfranchised.
Peggy Barrett
Cincinnati, Ohio
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NO. A single primary would scatter the candidates’ resources and only give them one chance.
Instead, there should be a series of regional
primaries with an approximately equal number of votes. Our present system gives power
to states with small numbers of votes, and the
media amplifies those results, which are a tiny
percentage of the overall votes, denying credible candidates an opportunity to compete.
Brian F. Doennebrink
Shoreline, Washington
YES. There should be a national primary. As
it stands right now, the interests that are best
served are the TV networks’. There is a fortune
spent on TV ads. Although a lot of people like
to watch arguments, I surely don’t and I doubt
that I am the only one who feels this way.
Macey Louthan
Keizer, Oregon
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