Voters lose due to RNC rules
Because the Republican party in Florida decided to change the date that voters choose a nominee for the Presidential election they will lose half their delegates the time it comes to use them.
Historically, the primary elections have been started by Iowa and New Hampshire on the 5th of February. The GOP leaders in Florida and 4 other states have gone against this tradition and voted to move their primaries to dates earlier than this. The RNC has been debating on what they should do to those states who have violated their policies.
After the heavy outcry and negative press that the Democrats have gathered for a similar problem the Republicans have decided on a softer approach. The states in question will only lose half of their delegates.
The Republican National Committee, which does not grant waivers to early states, will cut the delegate votes of New Hampshire, South Carolina, Wyoming, Michigan, and Florida in half. – CBS News
Honestly, this doesn’t solve anything. The actual date that the voters go to the polls is not the issue. It is the fact that two states which have little influence have always had their primaries first. It brings into question the fairness of the entire primary system.
It would be quite impossible to make it completely fair. Even if everyone voted on the same day, the result would be skewed. Candidates would spend most of their time in the states with the largest amount of delegates. Though that happens already, it would be even more pronounced if everyone voted the same time.
Another idea floated by the Democrats would be to section the country into 4 regions and rotate the date among those regions. This would, by far, be the best alternative. But it just is not going to happen. There is not enough support to get it to pass.
Klobuchar’s bill, which she first offered on July 31, proposes to carve the country into four regions. Each region which would be assigned a window in which its states would be allowed to hold their nominating contests. Every four years, a new region would hold contests first, giving every state an equal chance at an early say in the process.
However, this would still give New Hampshire and Iowa first vote. Which defeats the purpose.
All Florida wants is a more important role in electing their nominees for President. Until the ones in charge realize that, I doubt that Florida’s primary will change.