[Dems2008] Re: Fascinating

Since Obama & Clinton are such fundraising dynamos, let them foot the
bill. After all, this 'do over' is for them.

If that's not an option I agree, pay up or shut up.

--- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "raschueller" <raschueller@...>
wrote:
>
> Its a matter of expense. Elections are bloody expensive things that
> require an enormous amount of state resources. So you end up with
two
> choices.
>
> 1) Party pays for Florida and Michigan. Well apart from being
> impossible, it is too expensive, even an attempt at something like
the
> simplest caucus would nearly bankrupt the DNC.
>
> 2) give states a choice pay for the primary or not be seated. That
> means that Florida is out. And on top of that the Florida governor
now
> has the perfect stick to beat the Democratic party with. You are
> holding our states population hostage so that they can be
represented
> in YOUR caucus. Michigan voters would be just as mad. Imagine if it
> was YOU paying for a second Republican primary???? Its a disaster.
>
> Then there is logistics. During a regular primary they split the
> voters. You vote either or and get sorted as you do it. Prevents
> people from voting in two primaries. In a small state thats easy if
> they are on different dates. In this case its a nightmare. Plus the
> idea of doing a small caucus is not doable. Caucuses are not
something
> you plan in a week. It is a long and involved process to plan and
> execute under the best of circumstances. The idea of caucusing two
of
> the largest states in five months with NO preparation is silly. Even
> if we decided to do it today, it would take two months even to BEGIN
> the process, let alone choose sites and secure them. So these HAVE
to
> be big huge expensive primaries that are UNBELIEVABLY expensive.
>
>
> This is NOT realistic. Its too expensive, it will piss voters off,
and
> in the end even the mention of holding Florida's delegation hostage
is
> stupid.
>

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