CA Democratic Chair Art Torres Speaks Up for The American Plan
FairVote's
favorite presidential primary reform plan - The American Plan - gained
momentum this week as California Democratic Party chair Art
Torres mentioned the plan at the DNC Commission on Presidential
Nomination Timing and Scheduling. The commission is unlikely to support
such a sweeping change but the fact that commissioner Torres brought
the plan to their attention bodes well for its future.FairVote's executive director Rob Richie recently spoke to former Republican Senator Bill Brock. He chaired a 1999 RNC commission that recommended adoption of a broad primary change called the Delaware plan. This plan, however, was never brought to a vote at the GOP's 2000 convention. Sen. Brock was interested in the American Plan and seemed to support any substantial change to the broken system in place today.
Stay tuned as FairVote and other primary reform activists continue to push for this important and substantial change, one that would give more voters a say in their party's presidential candidate.
[see details of The American Plan]