The First Democratic Primary Should Be Illinois

This piece originally appeared on Informed Comment.

The custom of Iowa having the first Democratic primary (or as they are pleased to call it, caucus) goes back to 1972, because of the complexity of the process. I have often spoken in Iowa and love the state, but it should not be the first Democratic primary state. I make this argument entirely without reference to the Great Caucus-App Fiasco of 2020; but the fiasco does not help Iowa’s case. Then there was this sort of thing:

MSNBC spoke to a man who was still on hold after 2 hrs. to report his results. Maddow asked about the results. Sanders was 1st with over 200 votes, Warren 2nd, Buttigieg 3rd. Sanders had more than double the votes Buttigieg had & they each got 2 delegates. Is this democracy?

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