Regional Presidential Primaries

The principle is simple: The current state-based primary system is not working.

  1. Two small states (Iowa and New Hampshire) cause the MoJo that tends to attract the money for future primaries. Thus, these non-centrist first states tend to determine the party nominee.
  2. Because of the first factor, states jockey to move their state primaries earlier and earlier.
  3. Polluting the process further are the Iowa straw polls where a small state gets to determine the "big mo" for a candidate that Iowans like, a state that is not demographically respresentative of America.
  4. The worst pollution is the media faux news: Discussing the next election candidates only a few days after last election, years before the next. The 2028 presidential election was being discussed in late 2024.
  5. This is a lot of wasted time and money. It distracts people from the real issues that affect everyday life: Climate Change.

A new primary process would begin on New Years Day in  seven  regions (see below table).

Guard rails:

  1. Public debate forums will be provided for the seven finalists.
  2. The debate will consist of seven questions brainbee'd by citizens in which the candidates in rotation read a two minute answer.
  3. There will be no circus antics.
  4. Candidates can later critique competitors's answers in one page (1640 characters).
  5. When each region has its winner then the on-line general election is held.
  6. Voters cannot vote for the winner of their district.
  7. If no candidate gets 50% then the top three candidates compete in a run-off.
  8. The runoff candidate with the highest percentage, even if under 50%, becomes the election winner.

Two important things to remember:

  1. The primaries would observe the principle of Women 50/50, i.e., elections would flipflop between the sexes.
  2. The Presidential Progression would be observed, that is, the winner of the latest presidential contest would come in at the bottom level.
  3. Vote cycles would be one week with a Criticism brainbee of the Regional 7 finalists with candidates have rebuttal rights(see Gas Receipts, right column)
  4. Anyone who posts falsehoods would be subject to De-electrification Fines and/or Day Labor Punishment depending on the severity of the lie.

Guidelines: How to use.

  1. Click the Region in which you live.
  2. If you do not enter a resume URL, you will not be considered as a candidate. However, you will be allowed to vote in the first level brainbee, in the final regional finals, and in the national finals.

Regions with states lists: Total Districts=436 (including District of Columbia)


West Coast
61 districts


Mountains
57 districts


Central
64 districts


Lakeland
70 districts


New England
59 districts


Mid-Atlantic
60 districts


SoutheastSoutheast
65 districts
Alaska(1)
California(52)
Hawaii(2)
Oregon(6)
 Arizona(9)
Colorado(8)
Idaho(2)
Kansas(4)
Montana(2)
Nebraska(3)
Nevada(4)
New Mexico(3)
North Dakota(1)
Oklahoma(5)
South Dakota(1)
Utah(4)
Washington(10)
Wyoming(1)		 Arkansas(4)
Iowa(4)
Louisiana(6)
Mississippi(4)
Missouri(8)
Texas(38)
 Illinois(17)
Indiana(9)
Michigan(13)
Minnesota(8)
Ohio(15)
Wisconsin(8)
 Connecticut(5)
Maine(2)
Massachusetts(9)
New Hampshire(2)
New Jersey(12)
New York(26)
Rhode Island(2)
Vermont(1)
 Delaware(1)
District of Columbia(1)
Kentucky(6)
Maryland(8)
North Carolina(14)
Pennsylvania(17)
Virginia(11)
West Virginia(2)
 Alabama(7)
Florida(28)
Georgia(14)
South Carolina(7)
Tennessee(9)

The most important consideration in simplifying and economizing the primary process is its the traditional costs.  feeds the elephant in the rule: Climate Change. Every dollar spent on unneeded signs, paper and people are dollars generating unneeded CO2. The 2024 election cost almost 20 billion dollars. That is a lot of CO2-sinning against Mother Nature who will metastasize it into the natural disasters of Climate Hell.

If you want Regional Presidential Primaries to become a reality along with Economic Re-Districting and Women 50/50, please make a donation/loan at GoFundMe of the minimum of $5 or more. There are future individual rewards for those who help grow elections of, by, and for the people. Only better democracy is going resolve our Existential Meltdown and Climate Hell. When you receive your GoFundMe thank you note, forward it to GFM@Timism.org if you want lifehour credit.

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Political Primaries to be voided.

February 1: Nevada New York
February 22: Michigan
March 7: Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Maine Massachusetts Minnesota North Carolina Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia
March 14: Hawaii Republican caucuses, Mississippi Washington
March 21: Arizona Florida Illinois Ohio Saturday, March 25: Louisiana
April 4: Connecticut Wisconsin
April 25: Delaware Maryland Rhode Island Pennsylvania
May 2: Indiana
May 9: Nebraska West Virginia
May 16: Kentucky Oregon
June 6: Montana New Jersey New Mexico South Dakota Washington, DC\

A lot of problem-solving time and dollars are wasted as habitual politicians try to get to the head of the line for when the quadrennial political bordello opens. The only thing worse than not voting is voting for the habitual politicians behind habitual problems.