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20: 341: 193:. If the Republicans did indeed use this plan, it would be almost impossible to know who the GOP nominee would be until early or mid-June. But if the Democrats maintained their primary schedule unchanged, then the identity of the Democratic nominee might well be clear in March. This, said some Republican strategists, would provide the Democrats with a three-month " 140:. Originally, the New Hampshire primary was held in mid-March of the election year, and the Iowa caucuses a week or two earlier. The final primary elections would typically be held the first or second Tuesday in June, completing the initial stage of the election process about five weeks before the first 103:
The fourth group, that of the largest states, vote on a single day in June. These twelve states, though needing to wait to vote last, will nonetheless determine the winner, as between them they control more than 50% of the delegates to the national conventions. (Thus, even a last minute entry into
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The Delaware Plan is an attempt to provide states with meaningful input into the electoral process. The states and territories are divided into four groups, by population. The smallest 12 states and all the territories by population would be the first group, or "pod". The smallest thirteen of the
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The first group, consisting of the smallest states, would vote on one day in March. Though small, they would clearly play a major role in providing momentum to successful candidates. And, as small states, a candidate with limited resources might well find it easier to run the type of door-to-door
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made it easier for candidates—particularly those with limited resources—to get their campaigns started. It was common for candidates to spend many months in New Hampshire in the year prior to the primary, in the hopes of building momentum by winning the first primary.
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had secured the nomination by mid-March, many months before the convention. Worse yet, in the eyes of many observers, many voters in large states which would not vote until April (or later) would have no say in the nominating process.
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The second and third groups would vote on a single day in April and May, respectively. The meaningfulness of their role in the process is secured by the fact that no candidate will be able to achieve a majority of
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But many states, particularly larger states, began to desire to play a bigger role in the nominating process, and states began to move their primaries earlier and earlier. By the time of the
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Also, there is criticism that the Delaware Plan may be biased against more liberal candidates from either party. Although the first round of the primaries is pretty evenly split between
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the campaign could theoretically win the nomination even if they only ran at the end.) By voting together as a bloc, none of the large states is rendered irrelevant (as was the case for
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even by the end of the third group's vote in May. Every delegate won will be attached to a candidate that is guaranteed to still be "in the running".
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that allows a mix of large and small population states while preserving the possibility of retail politicking in the early phases of the campaign.
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remaining states would be the second group, the next thirteen the third group, and the largest twelve states would form the final group.
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Others do not so much oppose the Delaware Plan as support other alternatives to the status quo. For example, many favor a system of
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be difficult for a campaign without large resources to run in all states, as these small states are as widely spread (from
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in the presidential nominating process. Other states followed in nearly random order, as determined by the individual
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leaders worried that, if they acted unilaterally, that they would be handing a huge advantage to the
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For decades, this was considered a desirable system. Having two small states "lead off" the
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campaign traditionally run in New Hampshire. However, unlike the current system, it
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from 1976 to 2000, after which California moved its voting up to an earlier date).
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has held the first state primary election in the presidential process, and since
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states
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Delaware
Alaska
delegates
California
1952
New Hampshire
1972
Iowa
caucuses
state legislatures
presidential nominating convention
campaign
2000 campaign
George W. Bush
Republican National Committee
2004 campaign
Republican
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head start
Blue States
Red States
Democratic National Committee
regional primaries
lottery system
United States presidential primary
United States presidential election

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