Should the presidential primary system be replaced?

Nope, don't need to capitalize presidential.

does presidential need to be capitalized?

Fine with me...

I'm okay with it

I think we just need a "the" in there and we're good to go.

There's also an argument over whether or not Congress should be the one to change the system, so I don't want to lose evidence including "Congress."

Here's some evidence for and against changing the system.  The evidence for is against having Congress change it and that's why I edited the wording.

Ah, let's keep it open. As long as there are people who are for and against replacing the system, then the current version should work OK.

Right now, I like the wording as is. I think it's a go.

<chomping at the bit>

Either wording is fine with me.  Like I said before, the fact that there's a bill nudges me towards hewing to the language of the bill.

All of the evidence alludes to the rotating primary system, but should we keep it more broad so we get as much evidence as possible.  Ultimately, if they support the regional rotating plan they are for changing the system.  Although, if they are against the rotating plan they might still be for changing the system.

I say we change it back.

I agree with Jenna: we could open it up by just asking is the system should be reformed, but if there's a specific bill involved, then maybe we should stick to this wording.

Ooh, it's a bill.

When I just saw the title I was going to suggest that we say merely, "Should the current Presidential primary system be replaced?" or "...abolished?" or "...reformed?"  to open it up more.  (Some people think it should be replaced but with something else.)

But I love sticking pretty close to the wording of a bill because as soon as it's voted on, wham, lots of stands.

nice research Ryan. Looks good.         

Love it.  We need something different.  Someone please shut down the Iowa and New Hampshire influence.

Here is an article from USA Today discussing the proposed bill to "replace the current front-loaded process with a rotating regional plan":
I would guess the 3 sponsors of the bill would be PFs in favor of this plan, Senators Amy Klobuchar, Lamar Alexander, and Joe Lieberman. In the article the National Members of Secretaries of State testified in support as well. Also Senators Bill Nelson and Carl Levine have proposed a similar bill.

In the Boston Globe John Kerry voices his opposition to primary reform, "If they start cramming (caucuses and primaries) in there, it's harder for people to get places, see people and be seen by people, and it's harder for a candidate to break out, in my judgment." The article aslo says, "He told the New Hampshire Union Leader the early nomination calendar does not need to be fixed because it isn't broken."

In this article New Hampshire Governor John Lynch vowed to " do whatever is necessary to defend the state's tradition of holding the nation's earliest presidential primary." 

In this article NH Sen. Lou D'Allesandro   says, "New Hampshire has done wonderful things in the primary, and we're going to continue to do that," he said. "As our chair Kathy Sullivan said, there will be an '08 primary, we will be the first in the nation, and by golly, if it isn't, the nation's in trouble."

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