National Democrats take aim at Iowa's caucuses as discussions begin over 2024 calendar

[TexasTowelie]

Members of the Democratic National Committee took aim at Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses Saturday as the group considers changes to the 2024 presidential nominating process.

Though there were few explicit mentions of Iowa and the collapse of its 2020 caucuses, those were the clear subtext of comments calling for the elimination of caucuses, restructuring the order of the early primary states and increasing diversity and inclusion throughout the presidential nominating process.

"While there are some benefits to caucuses, I think it is hard to argue that primaries don't bring more voices into the process. And I think that is a key value of the Democratic Party," said DNC member Mo Elleithee.

He said in addition to prioritizing primaries over caucuses, the party should emphasize diverse states and bring general election battleground states into the process far earlier.

Read more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/29/democrats-take-aim-iowas-first-nation-2024-presidential-caucuses-primary/9255571002/

[madaboutharry]

1. Caucuses have no place in the 21st century.

They are ridiculous. Forcing people out at night while excluding shift workers, single parents, the elderly, the disabled, people without transportation, along with students and many others, is a nonsensical way to run anything.

Maybe it once worked in small towns where everyone got together in the barn down the road. But now there are populated cities where hundreds upon hundreds of people are crammed into high school gyms where chaos ensues.

Iowa needs to switch to a primary on a day along with New Hampshire and some other early states.