To the Editor:
Re “Christie Ends Campaign After Poor Finish in Primary” (news article, Feb. 11):
Only two states have voted, yet six presidential candidates (Martin O’Malley, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, Rand Paul, Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina) have ended or suspended their campaigns because of the results.
Why do the other 48 states allow Iowa and New Hampshire to always have [sic] the first say in presidential elections? Why shouldn’t the citizens of other states get similar make-or-break powers, taking turns being first?
Or we could have rotating regional primaries, perhaps with the Northeast voting first in 2020, the Southwest voting first in 2024, etc.
Anything is better than continually allowing the same two states to have a first-in-the-nation monopoly. If the national political parties don’t change the process, then Congress or the state legislatures should step in and make the system fair.
MATTHEW BARRY
Issaquah, Wash.
Note from KBJ: Or Matthew Barry could move to Iowa or New Hampshire and stop whining.
