Submitted by fins4ever t3_za5zgi in newhampshire
fins4ever OP t1_iykl4dd wrote
Reply to comment by NeedleworkerNo8029 in Shaheen blasts proposal to move SC ahead of NH primary by fins4ever
It gives us a lot of political access and power along with being a big economic boon
OldestPresidentEver t1_iykrdlf wrote
Does it though?
ralettar t1_iyksdva wrote
Yes
CrunchyCrunch816 t1_iym9xf1 wrote
The main issue is we’re mostly white and that doesn’t represent America
ralettar t1_iyma1b8 wrote
Yes it does. White Americans are a plurality of the country.
CrunchyCrunch816 t1_iymao73 wrote
Look at the stats more. The proportions of the country don’t match at all with NH. The variance is getting larger as the years go on, our country is indeed changing as nothing stays the same!!, to be democratic, we should perhaps shift to a more diverse state
This is especially important for democrats who are pushing this in particular
NH is very very special, the best state IMO, but we should realize this limitation
This source shows it the easiest
ralettar t1_iymea1r wrote
Look at the stats for violent crime, college degrees, median income, murder rate and on and on and tell me that South Carolina would do a better job than New Hampshire.
New Hampshire invented primaries and should continue to go first. The only thing South Carolina ever invented was the confederacy.
CrunchyCrunch816 t1_iynclbp wrote
So just because you live in a dangerous area doesn’t mean you deserve democracy, the same inalienable rights we all have? Your crime stats aren’t relevant to this discussion, as we all deserve democracy (a basic American value)
This is about making the people who represent us more reflective of our actual population. Why is it, for example, marijuana, supported by 70% of the country is still federally illegal? Because our reps don’t rep us!!!!
That’s democracy, that’s the practice of it, the people in congress should rep the people, we should strengthen that system by making it more of a representation of the actual people
ralettar t1_iyngmdp wrote
I haven’t suggested they be disenfranchised, that happened only in your addled brain.
I suggested they not put their primary ahead of the first in the nation based on your flimsy justifications.
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