Republicans are right to argue for a change in primaries.
If you were irked by this year's presidential primaries, which resulted in both the Democratic and Republican nominations being sewn up in early March, well before voters in half the states could register their preferences, you've got plenty of company - including the Republican Party. Tuesday, the GOP leadership proposed a new format designed to ensure that more voters get a say in determining who wins the prize. Former Sen. Bill Brock of Tennessee, who chaired the commission that came up with the proposal, suggested that lengthening the process, while at the same time limiting the role money and media hype play in the process, would help. None of this, the GOP leadership stresses, suggests that the party is anything less than delighted with its nominee-apparent, Texas Gov. George W. Bush. Democrats and others will certainly have their say before any major changes are worked in the primary system.