tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post8328554824326026831..comments2024-03-26T05:22:08.256-04:00Comments on Frontloading HQ: Strange Things Are Afoot in the Missouri Senate Concerning the Presidential PrimaryJosh Putnamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301836432446874997noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-50294180459233243852011-09-15T06:39:46.428-04:002011-09-15T06:39:46.428-04:00@anon159:
That was a typo. I was going to make the...@anon159:<br />That was a typo. I was going to make the point that the reforms decentralized the nomination decision, creating less direct elite involvement in the process.<br /><br />@MP:<br />I saw that story two days ago and I'm still trying to figure out why legislation is necessary. Nothing new has been proposed. That, I can say. I would have addressed this in an updated "primer" for all the states yesterday, but the Missouri story intervened. I may be able to get that up later this afternoon. But no, I don't see the necessity in new legislation. That hasn't been made clear to me yet, at least.Josh Putnamhttp://frontloading.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-77649963804401248232011-09-15T06:30:49.399-04:002011-09-15T06:30:49.399-04:00Any comment on this story?:
http://www.chron.com/...Any comment on this story?:<br /><br />http://www.chron.com/news/article/Mich-bill-would-keep-presidential-primary-in-Feb-2168541.php<br /><br />It says that the Michigan senate is going to vote on a proposal to keep the primary on Feb. 28. The primary is already on Feb. 28, so why would new legislation be needed?astrojobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643324377144064814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-1444338759555735962011-09-15T01:59:34.166-04:002011-09-15T01:59:34.166-04:00"States moved to primaries as a means of fulf..."States moved to primaries as a means of fulfilling the desires of the new national party rules requiring less."<br /><br />Is there a word missing at the end of that sentence? If the party rules had fewer requirements than they had before, then the states wouldn't need to change to primaries to fulfill the parties' desires.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com