Our view The nation's system of primaries needs to be changed Campaign finance reform has been discussed for years and touted by many of the candidates for current national offices. It's time for action rather than empty campaign promises. Every four years, we're appalled by the amount of money spent by political parties and their candidates, yet nothing has been done to curtail this spending. So we're even more appalled four years later when even more money is spent to entice our vote. The time has come for action.
Some states hold caucuses while others have primaries.
Some states allow voters to cast ballots for any candidate while others restrict participation to the voter's party. Some states include independent voters in the primary process while others restrict it to party registration. It may be time for individual states to rethink their current processes and consider options that would include the most people possible in this important system. Under the present system, one candidate may win the majority of the popular vote while another candidate may garner more delegates to win the party's nomination. It's time for the selection of delegates to be done based on the results of actual votes rather than their personal popularity.