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Fixing the way that America selects its President [1]

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Date: 2024-01-24  

The history of the presidential nomination process evolved over time, with changes in party rules, state laws, and responses to political pressures. In our current system, various states, in an arbitary order, hold primaries or caucuses where party members vote for their preferred candidate. Delegates are then awarded to candidates based on the results in each state. Delegates are committed to voting for a specific candidate at the respective national conventions based on the results. They are then nominated by thier party to the general election.

My humble proposal is for four nonpartisan blanket primaries , with ranked-choice voting, in which all candidates, regardless of their party affiliation or any other restrictions, compete on a single primary ballot. This primary system is different from traditional primaries where candidates from each political party compete separately.

The Primary. The first voting held in March without qualifications.

Delaware

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

Georgia

Connecticut

Massachusetts

Maryland

South Carolina

New Hampshire

Virginia

New York

North Carolina

Rhode Island

The Secondary. The second voting would be in April. To qualify on the ballot, a candidiate must have finished in the top 10 of the March Primary.

Vermont

Kentucky

Tennessee

Ohio

Louisiana

Indiana

Mississippi

Illinois

Alabama

Maine

Missouri

Arkansas

Michigan

The Tertiary, in May. To qualify, one must have placed in the top 5 of the April Secondary.

Florida

Texas

Iowa

Wisconsin

California

Minnesota

Oregon

Kansas

West Virginia

Nevada

Nebraska

Colorado

North Dakota

South Dakota

The Quaternary, in June. To qualify, one must have placed in the top 3 of the May Tertiary.

Montana

Washington

Idaho

Wyoming

Utah

Oklahoma

New Mexico

Arizona

Alaska

Hawaii

Puerto Rico

Guam

U.S. Virgin Islands

Washington, DC

The very last two remaining candidates will then face off in the general election in November.

What do you think?

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