| The Democratic National Committee (news - web sites) formed a 40-member panel Friday to study whether to shake up the dominance that Iowa and New Hampshire wield in presidential elections.
Former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman and Rep. David Price (news, bio, voting record), D-N.C., will lead the commission that is charged with studying the election calendar and recommending any changes. The first meeting is slated for early next year, with regional hearings planned and a final report due by the end of 2005. ..snip.. The commission is several times larger than the typical government panel. The Sept. 11 commission, for example, had 11 members; the commission studying changes to Social Security (news - web sites) had 16. In a conference call with reporters, Price said he wasn't concerned about reaching some consensus with a group of 40. "It's a rather modest size as Democratic commissions go," he said. |
Love the ending.
Seriously though, NH and Iowa gotta go. The whole thing just makes no sense. Let's create a system that gives us a real national candidate. Awhile back there was talk of a 4 stage series of regional primaries. I thought it was a good plan then, and I still think so now. Why voters in 2 small states get to play such an enormous role in the selection of the party's candidate just makes no sense.
This is one to watch for sure...
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