Many people are dissatisfied with are country's current election process. A candidate could
win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote, and thus lose the presidency. This method
has led to a lot of controversy and may eventually lead to election reforms. One proposal
concerning the presidential election process is to have a single national primary four
months before the final election. Currently, there is a very tight presidential primary
schedule. This process generally favors the candidate with the most financial backing. In
this years primary season, there is a massive amount of primaries held on March 7. Shortly
following these primaries is an even bigger barrage of caucuses and primaries. This greatly
favors the candidate with the most money, for he will be able to spread his ideas to many
states in a short amount of time. A candidate with vast resources will not even have to
campaign in every state because his state party establishments do the necessary things to
make sure the voters hear their platform. The present alignment of state primaries is rather
ineffective due to the tight schedule. Having a single national primary four months before
the election seems like an appropriate alternative to the current system. This would give all
of the candidates enough time to effectively campaign. Additionally, it would abolish the
problem of states holding useless primaries. Primaries that occur after the nominee is
determined are pointless. One national primary would eliminate this problem. However, a
downfall of this proposal, is that a majority of the people would not be interested in the
election, being that it is four months away. Many voters might end up voting for the
candidate in their party due to the lack of interest in the long primary. A second reform to
the election process is to have a general election in November with the winner being
determined by the national popular vote....