Poor, Pitiful Palin

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

It would never happen, no matter how much you would love it.

I bet between now and 2012, we will see the Republican leaders urge the state parties to change to a proportional voting system for the primaries to prevent even the remotest possibility of such an outcome.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Redux

I bet between now and 2012, we will see the Republican leaders urge the state parties to change to a proportional voting system for the primaries to prevent even the remotest possibility of such an outcome.

Why?

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Why?

Simple...because proportional allocation of delegates prevents any one candidate, like a Palin or a Tea-Bagger, with the most and energized active base, winning all the delegates from states with only a plurality, but not a majority, of support from within their own party.

On a more general level, it also extends the primaries to give every state a voice...which, btw, was the reason the Democratic race between Hillary and Obama went to the very end.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Redux

Simple...because proportional allocation of delegates prevents any one candidate, like a Palin or a Tea-Bagger winning states with only a plurality, but not a majority, of support from within their own party.

On a more general level, it also extends the primaries to give every state a voice...which, btw, was the reason the Democratic race between Hillary and Obama went to the very end.

That is not necessary for the process to move forward fairly.

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

That is not necessary for the process to move forward fairly.

It is not necessary, but it provide more fairness.

Personally, I never understood the value of a winner-take-all system, that enables a candidate to win a state when the majority of the party voters in that state did not support that candidate.

But, hey, the party can chose what every system they like.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Redux

It is not necessary, but it provide more fairness.

Personally, I never understood the value of a winner-take-all system, that enables a candidate to win a state when the majority of the party voters in that state did not support that candidate.

That is your opinion. Do you want to see us abandon the Electoral College as well?

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Do you want to see us abandon the Electoral College as well?

Nope.