America's presidential primaries, explained

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Why does America's system for picking the president start in Iowa?
Before Americans vote on the next president in November, both major political parties have to settle on a nominee. That process is called the primary, and in 2020 it consists of 64 different contests, held on 22 different days, over several months. And for some reason, it all starts in the midwestern state of Iowa. So how did America's political parties come up with this system? And is there a better way to do it?
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A previous version of this video misidentified the states of Missouri and Arkansas. The error has been corrected.
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@Vox 4 года назад

Some of you noticed that one of my Wisconsin cutouts accidentally included Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and that I put the states for Super Tuesday on a Monday! Our bad: Super Tuesday is in fact on a Tuesday, and as far as we know Wisconsin has not actually annexed part of Michigan. Thanks for catching those! -Madeline

@peterbuiltit5822 4 года назад

It was cool until ya had to bring race into it

@twenty-fifth420 4 года назад

The House of Nonsense Yup, glad to know your name is accurate.

@ironicdivinemandatestan4262 4 года назад

I don’t think Yoopers would mind becoming Cheeseheads.

@isaacleslie7431 4 года назад

The House of Nonsense no, race is a completely valid concern in regard to ordering primaries. A diverse state that resembles the demographic the primary before is crucial.

@AlexTyler1267 4 года назад

Yoopers are enraged once more.

@ThisIsMyHandle. 4 года назад

I now understand why I don't understand US elections.

@eddiew2325 4 года назад

hehe i just found out why i dont understand electrions in the united states

@alexisterral773 4 года назад

I still don't understand that thing

@kain5637 3 года назад

@Azeem Siddiqui oh no ;(

@x.0_o.x 3 года назад

I just thought if one gets the most votes win?

@lukethompson1752 3 года назад

I was your 2000th like!

@MrJojux 4 года назад

"Is there a better way to do it?" Whenever this refers to the US electoral, legal or medical system the answer seems to be usually "Yes"

@DanB-sh3wt 4 года назад

or education

@MrJojux 4 года назад

@@DanB-sh3wt True!

@ethang420 4 года назад

Yess sirrrrrr. Louder for the people who don’t wanna listen.

@dominic.consiglio7470 4 года назад

Never heard anything more accurate.

@Jabid21 4 года назад

It's always a yes cause the most of the systems in United States is designed to serve white, suburban, rich entrepreneurs at the expense of opportunity and rights of minorities, city-dwellers and people of low income.

@gshak33 4 года назад

Ok that shot of the “Iowa Caucus” sign falling off the podium is too good 😂

@Ea0009 4 года назад

This reminds me of a saying we have in Ivory Coast: “If I explain politics to you and you understand it then I haven’t explained it right.”

@sadaf6467 4 года назад

@BMO It's a country in West Africa, my friend.

@RJ-xl2cd 4 года назад

BMO bruh

@joethemallard5514 3 года назад

BMO it's usually called Côte d'Ivoire

@deiansalazar140 3 года назад

@BMO Racist.

@idkwhatnametochoose6197 2 года назад

Ivory Coast is used more actually.

@humpty4205 4 года назад

Iowa in 1968 said they needed time to calculate results, But still in 2020 they weren't able to give authentic results

@simplethings3730 4 года назад

Give them a break, they're still working on the 1968 results😁

@Chinaxijingping8964 4 года назад

great point

@garyermann 4 года назад

Well, they aren't wrong that they need time to figure out the correct results.

@mp7950 4 года назад

What?

@losttree9790 4 года назад

OOOOOF (;

@frocco7125 4 года назад

"Hey mom, can we get some democracy?" Mom: "We have democracy at home." Democracy at home:

@shitposter695 4 года назад

God is your mom a gourmet chef cause thats some good food

@itsawackyworld8717 4 года назад

Democrats dont care about who you vote for 😂😂😂 that's why they always Lose

@macruizphotography 4 года назад

@@miksuko you must be an 8ball

@arturintete2461 4 года назад

noah jansen nah, it’s pretty bad. Our system is so obviously bad, but you people don’t like critically thinking, so you rely on circular reasoning instead.

@peterjones5243 4 года назад

@@miksuko If you nominate that dementia patient...

@MuhammadRaiyan135 4 года назад

Like Bernie Sanders said, elect the person that has the most votes

@mbpaintballa 4 года назад

then city centers would decide who gets in... so that won't work

@81OH4Z4RD 4 года назад

@@mbpaintballa why should a rural voter have more power than an urban voter? Americans who live in citys are still Americans.

@alexanderchristopher6237 4 года назад

81OH4Z4RD that statement is true, but the reverse is also true. Why should rural voters be deemed less American by their votes?

@mbpaintballa 4 года назад

@@81OH4Z4RD why should people in cities have any say in what happens in rural communities, that's why you elect representatives not just one guy, otherwise they would focus on dense population centers and people like bernie or Warren would have a chance to win.

@81OH4Z4RD 4 года назад

@@alexanderchristopher6237 they should be equal. but they're not equal. Low population states are overrepresented.

@kevinalexander7710 4 года назад

5:05 talks aboutSuper Tuesday, puts all the states on a Monday.

@johnadams7145 3 года назад

Lol

@grey.6825 4 года назад

So basically, New Hampshire is like, "I go first because I say so"? tf?

@noah-ij4bz 4 года назад

grey. 😂😂

@spiderduckpig 4 года назад

based

@HelgaCavoli 4 года назад

No one cared or questioned it at first... so it stuck.

@ianherrick3526 4 года назад

We’re kinda boring. It’s all we’ve got!

@eddiew2325 4 года назад

@@ianherrick3526 hehe i just found out NH stands for New Hamster

@Christopher-md7tf 4 года назад

"Why do we choose presidents this way?" That's what every other democratic nation on earth is wondering, too

@gokulbalagopalpayyanur8080 4 года назад

You should be thanking that you can choose your party nominee,in other countries party choose whoever they want and the party workers have no say in it

@nandum.h3765 4 года назад

Its true. I am from India which has a multi party system and there is literally 0 in party democracy

@8523wsxc 4 года назад

Don't kid yourself. Given the choice no one on this planet would pick the US system.

@Nick-dk2zq 4 года назад

@@8523wsxc would welcome party primaries here in Canada

@gokulbalagopalpayyanur8080 4 года назад

@@8523wsxc It's the perfect system if you remove the electoral college

@milesm1234 4 года назад

Hilarious how the “huge victory” narrative wasn’t applied to Bernie

@MatauReviews 4 года назад

@@LincolnMaurice Sanders beat a more crowded field. Bigger deal

@finnslibrary2189 4 года назад

@@LincolnMaurice MSNBC of all people gave a good speech about how the most important thing about the 2016 election is the revolutionary way of Bernie Sanders, who was basically the real winner

@sethabdul7824 4 года назад

Same thing after the Nevada caucus, where Bernie more than overperformed Hillary in 2016, won a majority of the votes against 10 other candidates, the media not only fails to acknowledge Bernie but are panicking over him, especially MSDNC.

@Jacobzx 4 года назад

It has been buddy.

@Jacobzx 4 года назад

No need to be cynical there my friend. It’s the antithesis of Democracy

@akorn9943 4 года назад

Iowa- “At least you care about us during election year.”

@juliansenfr 4 года назад

Imagine being from the US territories, they'd be glad they even had a chance to vote in something.

@fredrickthegreat2184 4 года назад

As a Iowan I agree with this fully.

@johnbarneswood 4 года назад

Jordan Benter Us Iowans don’t have much to brag about on the national stage.

@SoftwareNugget 4 года назад

Our election system makes sure that every state matters

@ainzsama3892 4 года назад

This is the reason, why electoral college is better than popular vote

@zee_bee_23 4 года назад

As an Australian, I am now even more confused

@inspiringer6418 4 года назад

Same and im American

@CHRISPYakaKON 4 года назад

We are too

@zee_bee_23 4 года назад

ChrispyAKAKon lol well that can’t be a good system then!

@edwardcumpstey9061 4 года назад

It's not that hard to grasp. State parties organize primaries and caucuses. Based on the proportion of votes you receive in those elections, you are allocated a certain number of delegates. When the time comes for the National Convention, superdelegates (the big party bosses), usually vote according to the delegate count in their respective states. However, superdelegates could deny the primaries and caucuses all together and vote for whoever they favor if I remember correctly.

@Tom_de_Oliveira 4 года назад

@@edwardcumpstey9061 they're not confused how it works, they're confused by why the USA has such a terrible democratic system

@williamnguyen3896 4 года назад

this Barrack Obama senator dude sounds like a cool guy. He should run for president.

@stalinsdog679 4 года назад

William Nguyen worst president weak leader

@keithnicolas3097 4 года назад

@@stalinsdog679 cant talk if your owner decided to have temporarly alliance with Adolf Hitler

@tanthedreamer 4 года назад

Keith Nicolas as if England and France didnt appease Hitler so he would have attack the Soviet Union first

@nooblord1233 3 года назад

@@keithnicolas3097 hitler is dead but ok

@Nicoder6884 3 года назад

@@nooblord1233 So is stalin?

@derpmcgerp8062 4 года назад

Iowa for 3 years: Iowa during election year: *Iowa is the best state! The people of Iowa are great! Boy do I love coming to Iowa! Let's invest in Iowa!*

@hfreddy127 3 года назад

Lol

@BroAnarchy 4 года назад

I actually didn't realize the "Iowa caucus" sign fell off when that guy was talking at that podium.... Interesting

@ryanduffy6089 4 года назад

There are also a few videos of people talking about how they couldn't correct math errors and stuff with american flags falling behind them lol

@mysticbazuso36 4 года назад

Poetic

@eddiew2325 4 года назад

hehe i just found out iowa stands international orgnaiztion of washington anarachists

@remoir6273 4 года назад

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@felixb6 4 года назад

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@quentinjaxon7309 4 года назад

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@addiosnia 4 года назад

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@DudeGamer8 4 года назад

President Xi sponsored this comment to congratulate you for reaching 458 likes

@scottclute9547 4 года назад

@@harryk8696 Where does one apply for the $100.00????

@TroopperFoFo 4 года назад

Reminder that the 1968 election was the last time a third party won a state. Since then both Democrats and Republicans have increasingly made it harder and harder for third parties to run.

@samt3412 4 года назад

Doesn't help with the media directly removing third parties from the conversation by acting like they don't exist

@rfldss89 4 года назад

Having a national primary would increase the influence money has on the election? Hmm how bout you just, like, oh i dont know, dont let people donate to campains and have a fixed budget assigned to each nominee?🤔🤔🤔

@rfldss89 4 года назад

@Mathieu Levert like any decent democracy, basically

@iwantmyprivacy4567 4 года назад

Basically impossible to do that. The purse is a powerful tool lol.

@adamcureface9741 4 года назад

The problem is USA isnt a democratic/republic nation as people often claimed. USA is a huge CAPITALIST nation revolving around CAPITALIST values. Sooo the money goes where the money flows. Its unfortunate really, but hey thats life..

@Ratchet4647 3 года назад

Because here money is an accessory to speech, so campaigns are mostly funded by donations from supporters.

@varunjohnson9570 3 года назад

Welcome to India. The rule is there and our politicians on paper follow the rule. But still our system is better than this mess.

@saresartus 4 года назад

"Is there a better way to do it?" Ammm... yeah. Yes. Literally any other way.

@blondie7240 4 года назад

Just let the party pick the candidates... like in Europe

@TheRedRaccoonDog 4 года назад

@@blondie7240 The DNC used to do that.

@johnmoore1495 4 года назад

Truth Hurts no, our politicians are not clean like most of Western Europe. We’ll just end up with the Biden’s and Clinton’s of the Democratic Party every time.

@lennart1208 4 года назад

@@blondie7240 It seems like either are you emotional attached to this topic or you have no clue about European politic. Maybe you should do a quick research how some Europe systems works

@cityuser 4 года назад

@@lennart1208 I'm from Sweden - and we do let "parties pick candidates" i.e. party leader, however the election isn't about the individual. The election is about the parties (currently 8 represented) and their policies.

@GregSarafian 4 года назад

Hey Vox, the thumbnail of this video incorrectly indicates that Andrew Yang dropped out following the IA caucus. He actually dropped out after the NH primary, at the same time as Deval Patrick. Edit: This has since been fixed. Thanks!

@neomcdoom 4 года назад

Gregory Sarafian He dropped out before New Hampshire’s results were in

@Jacobzx 4 года назад

Jack Sprack no he didn’t dog. He definitely dropped out AS SOON as the results were in. How could you say that so confidently if you were not watching live??

@Jacobzx 4 года назад

Vox must have fixed it. It’s not there anymore.

@-Rambi- 4 года назад

Yes, much important. This is worth arguing about, totally.

@victorymorningstar 4 года назад

Stop crying over spilt milk, unless you wanna lick the floor.

@262fabi 4 года назад

Meanwhile the rest of the world laughs about this "democracy"

@brownjatt21 4 года назад

I mean They can laugh all they want, US still manages to be richest and most powerful country by a long shot. Whatever they're doing seems to be working for them.

@helenpauls1496 4 года назад

Pork Ninja It’s certainly an outdated system, harking back to when officials had to ride horse back to their Government, I believe! It’s a young country and still evolving. The war and god machine has been keeping its economy afloat, but like civilized countries, societies and demographics eventually change thing for the better.

@quocvietophu1627 4 года назад

@@brownjatt21 Dogs barking at the tiger

@RandomgamingholstCoolgaming 4 года назад

@@brownjatt21 say that to the homeless in your street. They will beat u up

@annacoelho6300 4 года назад

brownjatt21 Richest country in the world because it doesn’t pay for the education and health of its own citizens.

@FAKDTV 4 года назад

Iowa in non primary years: We Exist! Iowa in primary years: You're just using us, leave our cornfields!

@Pyraxian1 4 года назад

The video ending reminded me of Ezra Klein's excellent points on how we enshrine the constitution and are so unwilling to change it, even though we used to change it a lot.

@KHRrocks 4 года назад

there were 15 amendments in the first 90 years

@spiderduckpig 4 года назад

KHRrocks I guess they’re more seen as old rigid founding principles nowadays that have held up the nation for as long as it has existed, but after they were initially created they were seen as newer and more flexible, and people were unsure of whether they were good or not

@MAC-vi7fy 4 года назад

600 million people voted in india in 2019 and the process I think was smoother.

@BothHands1 4 года назад

AK not a very high bar you're setting - having a smoother election system than the usa 😅 but either way, that's still impressive :)

@rudranarayan6053 4 года назад

it suits India, looking at amount of diversity we have even with a city forget a state. US kind system would not be wise

@blanco7726 4 года назад

China votes go even smoother ;)

@CH-wp5hp 4 года назад

@@rudranarayan6053 You think America is diverse? Have you seen India?

@VinuDada 4 года назад

@@rudranarayan6053 American diversity is nothing compared to India's lol.

@wastedvince 4 года назад

Very informative, I loved watching it! Kudos to you, Vox

@tomcotter4299 4 года назад

Why does Yang’s picture stop at Iowa in the thumbnail? He dropped out after New Hampshire.

@MH-hh6uz 4 года назад

Booker, who dropped out before New Hampshire, is shown completing New Hampshire. I’m sure the media has no agenda here.

@tomcotter4299 4 года назад

Mike H That is Deval Patrick.

@clyvelawrence8820 4 года назад

Tom Cotter yeah I was confused too

@clyvelawrence8820 4 года назад

Mike H that’s Deval patrick

@shaneviola8848 4 года назад

@@clyvelawrence8820 all black people look the same to him

@WiseNickVZW 4 года назад

1:40 Missouri and Arkansas are backwards. Arkansas is south of Missouri. EDIT: thank you Vox for fixing this. I wouldn't want you to think the Kansas City Chiefs are in Arkansas.

@jonnyrion8769 4 года назад

Nick Rains on a video featuring loads of maps they’re incorrect. 😑

@kentonmcbride 4 года назад

You just don't remember that Arkansas and Missouri switched places in 1968 for funsies. But seriously, it is an odd mistake....

@Konglomerant 4 года назад

Doesnt Vox have editors who are supposed to catch mistakes like that...guess not...

@hawkeye1680 4 года назад

As a Missouri resident, I was thoroughly confused by the map. It's strange to me to think that someone at Vox created this map from scratch.

@leifharmsen 4 года назад

Put me out of my missouri.

@lilystorm632 4 года назад

Why is the UP included with Wisconsin in April rather than the rest of Michigan in March? Do they have different primary days??

@johnmoore1495 4 года назад

Lily Storm Do you have a time stamp?

@johnmoore1495 4 года назад

Nate Chaoweeraprasit Lol the border is even blatant

@LydiaSandefur 4 года назад

Definitely a mistake, all of Michigan votes on the same day.

@SanFranFan30 4 года назад

@@ilovenoodles7483 what is the subliminal message there? that UP and Wisconsin are the same thing? what would be the point of that?

@jefferyrockey5353 4 года назад

@@ilovenoodles7483 the description box says the errors have been corrected. They have not.

@veronicalett-mcgee5392 4 года назад

This was great. Would love to see Vox do a whole Civics 101 series. Help make the process more accessible so people feel more empowered to engage with it.

@bobbygirl5092 4 года назад

Bernie in the lead. Mainstream media be like "bernie cant win"

@Jacobzx 4 года назад

Nobody is saying that.

@chadjustice8560 4 года назад

Bernie can win but he won't be the nominee. They will make sure of that at the convention

@Jacobzx 4 года назад

Chad Justice Why do you believe that? It seems almost like you’re just looking for something to get upset about. That’s never happened before so why do you think it would happen now? Do you find it easy to view the world through the tainted lense of cynicism?

@MegaMementoMori 4 года назад

Well, after super Tuesday, it seems that they are right :)

@lostnfound7977 4 года назад

@@Jacobzx Hmm how's that gone? Maybe they were right after all..

@fireflamefine625 4 года назад

When you are obsessed with race and money you miss that the real injustice is the fact that two private companies have 50% of the decision making power over who can even run, how they can market themselves, how they have to manage their campaigns, how they can collect money and how they can spend it, where they can publicize their campaign, Which polls are determinant of how people are feeling about each came to early on, and ultimately who gets to appear on the debate stage, and why they get to appear on the debate stage.

@NyJoanzy 4 года назад

Preferential voting. Not *the* solution, but definitely a strong start.

@johngossett1002 4 года назад

This problem is on no way exclusive to issues of race or money nor is it at all obscure

@babyfaec 4 года назад

The government should handle it all.

@samt3412 4 года назад

@@babyfaec didn't know Bernie was in the comments

@joshuatalks6213 2 года назад

What companies?

@Fredster000 4 года назад

5:08 isn't super Tuesday on a Tuesday?

@Mark-sd5jk 4 года назад

Rubicon yeah we believe in freedom unlike some other parties

@johnmoore1495 4 года назад

Fredster000 probably an immigrant who made the graphic, most countries weeks start on Monday, so technically the Tuesday placement would be correct.

@ziqi92 4 года назад

@@johnmoore1495 And definitely did it in a hurry, since it definitely still says Monday up top.

@elconejomalo787 3 года назад

Rubicon come up with a new joke

@shanettequao9043 4 года назад

Guys. I’m from the UK, I’m just wishing you guys the best. Please go and vote 🗳

@clbogas 4 года назад

You all have 50 states, do a study to divide it into 5 fair groups that represent the American people and have 5 super Tuesdays. That way candidates can always have an idea if they should drop out or not, and you could also have a televised debate a few days after for the remaining ones...

@trombonegamer14 4 года назад

I was hoping you'd explain how a brokered convention would work, especially the part where someone who didn't get the most votes somehow swindles the nomination.

@Arjay404 4 года назад

While not quite the same, they did touch on the issue of the party overruling the people in the election during Vietnam. Party overruled the people, the people went nuts and the party had to change things.

@josephleonard6695 4 года назад

a likely scenario with stop-and-frisk ultra-racist multibillionaire Mike Bloomberg, the robot designed by the establishment to stop Bernie Sanders with his mammoth wall of money

@Jacobzx 4 года назад

Well, if a candidate has a plurality of the delegates, (more than any other candidate) but not a majority (at least 50%) of the delegates then the convention is considered a brokered convention. At that point all delegates who were previously pledged to a particular candidate are now released and can vote for whoever they want. (This hasn’t happened since 1952) ((the 1968 convention actually was not brokered)

@xanderbeutel9239 3 года назад

Bernie would too, because caucuses dont count votes and are extremely undemocratic, but bernie loves them because they skew the result towards him. Hypocrisy is great :)

@pax4370 4 года назад

I am not even from usa, why i am watching? Because of vox's interactive and intriguing animation and explanation.

@maxworth4687 4 года назад

Voz has nice animations but they are liberals through and through and they failed to mention that the app that failed in Iowa came from a company connected to CIA Pete Buttigieg.

@dontpanic5278 4 года назад

Also it's great to know whats going on in the world as a whole.

@rysun8709 4 года назад

It's good to know what doesn't work

@marzuqahmed218 4 года назад

@@maxworth4687 The verge made a video on that.

@elizabethantoine9652 3 месяца назад

Stop crying! Jeez

@patrick7975 4 года назад

As someone from the uk you loosely follows US politics, this video has made the campaigning make a lot more sense

@brownjatt21 4 года назад

Yea the campaigning and how much effort goes into it is pretty interesting part about American politics. I mean candidates just pull up to peoples houses and start shooting hoops with you going door to door a lot of times lol. Kinda cool how personal and interactive American politics is.

@Justanothermusicnerdxo 4 года назад

As a Illinois citizen, I’m definitely down with us being first. Illinois has a massive variety in political thought, and most people don’t really align with a party all too well.

@kadz3597 4 года назад

ok, but why Wisconsin now own the Upper Peninsula?

@HebaruSan 4 года назад

Maybe they're implying MI would split its voting, with the UP voting when WI does

@kadz3597 4 года назад

@@HebaruSan but they have different dates

@LOLWAAHH 4 года назад

I saw that too lol

@johnmoore1495 4 года назад

Time stamp? I must’ve missed it.

@MattRadick 4 года назад

@@johnmoore1495 7:25

@jessetorres8738 4 года назад

I feel that instead of having the 1st 4 primaries (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina) 1 at a time, I feel we should either have them all at once like a mini Super Tuesday where they all vote on the same day, or (as Julain Castro suggested) we should switch up these 1st 4 state primaries every Presidential election. This way, candidiates don't just focus so heavily on just these 4 states at the beginning, and different parts of the country get their voices heard early on when voting for the Presidential nominee.

@peffiSC2source 4 года назад

Or maybe everyone votes on the same day via majority vote. You know, like reasonable people.

@hectorvega621 4 года назад

@88Gibson LesPaul and that the Senate is willing to allow Foreign Governments to interfere in our Elections, by the acquittal of Drumpf.

@haydenwilliams4977 4 года назад

88Gibson LesPaul Russian interference was proven false and Donald J Trump has fixed the economy and created laws that benefit the majority of Americans. He also recently signed into law a bill that made it illegal for other countries to criminalize homosexuality.

@trungnguyenhoang6821 4 года назад

@@peffiSC2source like Vox explain, Obama would have lost as other underdogs without money and name recognition

@BlaBla-hq1bu 4 года назад

@@haydenwilliams4977 That sounds fascinating. How exactly does this law work?

@jaydibernardo4320 4 года назад

Great video Vox, one of the best from recent memory. I wondered what happened in Chicago in 68. Now I know. Thx

@Igyzone 4 года назад

_Barack Obama_ : "I won Iowa because I spent 87 days going to every small town..." _Pete Buttigieg_ : "I won Iowa because I funded the Iowa voting app."

@emmabellabass-lawrence1295 4 года назад

0:55 relatable

@easybreezysneezycovergirl911 4 года назад

Democracy dies when one person's vote matters more than another.

@haydenwilliams4977 4 года назад

easybreezysneezy covergirl that’s delegates for you. 153k Texan votes for a delegate and 400k Cali votes for a delegates. Being in Cali means your vote means less

@electron2601 4 года назад

Thanks! This was really helpful information and it was explained really well.

@Sophie-ze5yc 4 года назад

"Is there a better way to do it?" It takes my country around one month to vote for a new president...

@dominikosaurus5373 4 года назад

5:35 actually a pretty good point, never thought about it

@Julio974 4 года назад

Actually, France uses this system and there doesn’t seem to have been this kind of problem

@blanco7726 4 года назад

Julio974 France has parties not candidates

@merc_w0838 4 года назад

@@blanco7726 France is also much smaller making it easier and cheaper to travel around convincing people to vote for you

@Julio974 4 года назад

Blanco France does have candidates, to be more precise the candidates are more important than the parties

@blackcat1642 4 года назад

Move to June, so underdogs have their chance

@someoneneedswater 4 года назад

It's kind of interesting to ask this question right now since the candidate with the most votes was Bernie Sanders. Now all of a sudden it shouldn't matter so much , even though we've been watching the Iowa causes for decades now...

@tristanmoller9498 4 года назад

Bro it shouldn’t matter that much because Iowa Democrats we’re incapable of counting votes

@mihirabnave 4 года назад

Great job explaining what is and what can be. Thanks!

@jad1436 4 года назад

Wow! A Great Insight and analysis

@GeneralMakaveli 4 года назад

1:46 Just a heads up... the UP is part of michigan and not Wisconsin lol.

@swiftflight7927 4 года назад

1:26 **

@johnmoore1495 4 года назад

Brayden Rothe it shows Wisconsin alone? I’m confused on what everybody is complaining about. They only showed lower Michigan when they showed Michigan but they didn’t give upper Michigan to Wisconsin.

@swiftflight7927 4 года назад

@@johnmoore1495 I don't fully follow, Wisconsin has the UP on it when looking at the Calendar portion.

@johnmoore1495 4 года назад

Brayden Rothe at 7:21 it does, not at 1:26.

@swiftflight7927 4 года назад

@@ilovenoodles7483 They want Wisconsin to have Superior.... OR A 51ST STATE!

@usernnammee12345ffghjjjjjjjk 4 года назад

And just like Obama, Bernie will go on to winning the election after winning Iowa. Let's have some real change in this country

@Miquelalalaa 4 года назад

Bernie's a weak man who appeases the activists around him. A stronger welfare state with socialised healthcare can't be effectively and efficiently maintained with mass immigration, and low skilled immigration depresses wages.

@usernnammee12345ffghjjjjjjjk 4 года назад

@@Miquelalalaa I'm against mass immigration as well but you can't tell me Trump has done much to curb it either

@bigwangasltd368 4 года назад

@@Miquelalalaa Well if that is the case then what would you suggest as an alternative? The status quo leaves profiteering within the healthcare industry that is slowly reducing coverage and increasing premiums for the average American. I would argue that would be the driving factor of a dysfunctional healthcare system rather the immigration scapegoat.

@ryanduffy6089 4 года назад

Bernie will have a tough time winning with the DNC rigging the game against him

@Miquelalalaa 4 года назад

Big Wangas Ltd I want a healthcare system that is free at the point of access. I’m not arguing against it, I‘m saying it can’t be properly maintained alongside mass immigration. Immigration needs to be reduced to prevent constant massive incline in demand.

@MohammedR-fk2ju 4 года назад

The more I learn about American voting system the more I see how flawed and illogical it is.

@gustavsantos6225 4 года назад

well Brazil may be very terible but i really think that it really reflectes what people wants. it is very direct and we also have more than 2 parties

@junehunyo8798 3 года назад

so primaries are just party-based electoral college.

@Jennyoy 4 года назад

When people say Iowa and New Hampshire are the White states, they have forgotten that these are the states which voted for Obama, a black senator then, in 2008.

@sesurosu 4 года назад

your point?

@jimmyvictus7305 4 года назад

@@sesurosu they arent white states in the racist term, they arent completely clouded by race in mind and instead ideals.

@crepperwlp 4 года назад

So if you voted for Obama you're black, then? Those are the rules?

@vickytsurka8109 4 года назад

That's...not what that means

@mica720x 4 года назад

7:20 The U.P. is not Wisconsin!

@jonahchadwickgriego9055 4 года назад

Really interesting. GREAT video!

@ikeekieeki 4 года назад

thank you for this perspective

@DavidOrlandBrown 4 года назад

I LOVE YOU VOX! NEVER STOP MAKING US VIDEOS!

@quadrupleh4226 4 года назад

Super Tuesday: lets put the cutouts of states on a Monday. 5:06

@mustachewalrus 4 года назад

Jack H so many mistakes lol

@altrag 4 года назад

That one might be explainable if the graphic artist is from Europe.. they're a bit weird over there and tend to put the weekend at the "end of the week" (that is, Sunday is last and Monday is the first day of the week.) Of course, given that they're writing about an American system for a primarily-American audience, its still not _that_ great of an excuse.

@robertwing7974 4 года назад

Vox, continuing to teach me basic things about my government with colorful graphs so that my attention span can hold.

@crystinamarie1 Год назад

This is a great video! Thanks!

@troublesomebirdsong 4 года назад

"If there was a national primary today, whoever has the most money as well as the most name recognition would probably do the best, because they are able to reach people and the already have an established backing in place." You say that as if the candidates haven't already been campaigning and debating for months, if not years, before the Iowa caucus happens. If they haven't already 'reached people' and 'established a backing' by then, they shouldn't be there. Drawing the process out over five months is all just a massive waste of time and money, stirred up by the media circus surrounding it.

@merc_w0838 4 года назад

Bad take

@yunarikku2723 4 года назад

So you're saying, one should run only if your well known?

@travisdejong2354 4 года назад

It's extremely difficult to "reach" millions of people if you are not well-known and have little money to start with. How are you going to pay for ads, literature, campaign offices and staff across 50 states without building up a movement over time?

@yunarikku2723 4 года назад

@@travisdejong2354 sure it's difficult but it's been done plenty of times before and I think that's a good thing. It keeps the famous and wealthy mildly in check

@alexanderchristopher6237 4 года назад

Ohello Nah, pretty much you need money and political clout to run in an election. Maybe not Jeff Bezos rich, but you need a war chest. After all, if poor people can do that, why haven’t I heard from John, the beggar from San Francisco, who said he’s gonna run for President? Just admit it: all candidates are rich and famous. That’s how they got into the ballot in the first place. That’s how they can make messages that reaches all Americans from Maine to Guam. “Keeping the rich and famous away from politics” is just a political platform. Know the difference.

@johnoke1206 4 года назад

In Canada leaders of each party are picked at a convention by members of that particular party within a few months after the current leader steps down.

@MrTohawk 4 года назад

But Canada does have actual parties and not just two vague blobs.

@johnoke1206 4 года назад

Tohawk yeah we have at the federal level there are 6 major parties 4 left wing NDP(Democratic Socialists), Liberals(Justin Trudeau’s Party), Green Party(environmental) and the Bloq Québécois(Liberal pro independent Quebec) and 2 right wing parties the Conservatives( main right wing party) and the People’s Party(The closest party that is like Trump and lost all of their seats which was 1, because most Canadians don’t approve of Trump and though their leader Maxime Bernier was a straight up racist)

@blt4life112 4 года назад

Tohawk Idk. The same blind partisanship that plagues the US (*and the UK) has already started to infect Canada pretty severely.

@MrTohawk 4 года назад

@@blt4life112 what I meant is that there are more than 2 parties.

@blt4life112 4 года назад

The other parties never stand a chance and do more harm than good. They jyst act as a spoiler and stick Canada with a minority government.

@millacabral9475 3 года назад

I think the rotation by region is a great idea. Most regions are quite diverse and would result in more representative primary elections.

@mateogalvezarrascue6401 4 года назад

Good video! Thanks Vox

@robertyepes8041 4 года назад

1:37 Missouri and Arkansas are switched?

@64ccd 4 года назад

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how incredibly skilled the people at Vox are explaining these things. You don't even notice the probably tens of hours of thinking just going into how to have a transition play out, in what order to give all the information on the topic and what metaphors to use to best simplify all these complex topics. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, Vox is one of the best things to happen to the internet, ever.

@domjervis 4 года назад

The way this is proceeding so far, I'm going to need more popcorn LOL

@aresmars2003 4 года назад

5:05 You dropped the "Super Tuesday" states on Monday!

@s.w.9887 4 года назад

Haha yeah, just noticed that

@sg27182 4 года назад

1:21 *DID YOU REALLY PUT THE UPPER PENINSULA WITH WISCONSIN* ?!

@kbee225 4 года назад

America made a reality show out of their elections! Lol!

@Thespeedrap 3 года назад

You ain't lying.

@Nico-kf8wr 4 года назад

Great video

@badpiggies988 Месяц назад

No wonder we keep getting disappointing presidential nominees, literally just one state decides all our nominees for both parties

@aaronjulien7331 4 года назад

1:26 sorry honey, but Michigan is not Wisconsin

@maritzarodriguez5106 4 года назад

It's weird getting to a video right when it uploads lol

@lizcharpentier3133 3 года назад

Do you guys have a list of sources for this video? Just wondering. Great explanation!

@ImFromIowa 4 года назад

As in Iowan I’m just glad I don’t have to hear those annoying caucuses ads on YT anymore. I’m glade it’s other states turn to suffer.

@michaeltaylor6765 4 года назад

This ruined Yang's Campaign

@tired2sleep 4 года назад

Michael Taylor seriously, he had a whole lot of support from minorities especially being the only non white candidate in the debates. Polls from Iowa killed his momentum

@JL-ip3sf 4 года назад

He should’ve campaigned harder

@the.annethology 4 года назад

When you're so early on a video there are no good comments yet.

@BothHands1 4 года назад

when you use the same comment everyone has been using for years because you haven't even watched the video yet

@blt4life112 4 года назад

There are plenty of comments older and better than this one. Actually, all of them are better.

@MonarchPoolPlaster 4 года назад

Including this one.

@Jack.Strait 4 года назад

Idk I live in Iowa and we're pretty cool so I think we definitely deserve to go first still tbh

@jaredmchugh3443 4 года назад

7:22 why do you have the UP as part of Wisconsin???

@jimmycawley6514 4 года назад

Y’all put northern Michigan as a part of Wisconsin and you switched Missouri for Arkansas😐 who is editing these videos?

@hawkeye1680 4 года назад

THANK YOU! I normally praise Vox and their quality videos, but this was hard to watch.

@volo455 4 года назад

So we're just stuck in our ways: "how its always been done" for the most part

@micahseidel1545 4 года назад

this was really helpful

@Phlegethon 3 года назад

Do you expect an efficient and fair election process from the country still using the imperial system where something is 16 of something else but sometimes 12 but sometimes some other random number

@jeremyconterio4361 4 года назад

it's funny to me that she brings up Iowa shouldn't be the first state to vote because it's mostly white but also talks about how Obama basically won because of Iowa

@rastafabui 4 года назад

Why is yang shown to have dropped out after Iowa on the thumbnail?

@TheXterminate 4 года назад

Because he dropped out?

@ntan1165 4 года назад

Henry Huynh he dropped out after new Hampshire

@phoebelo9532 4 года назад

To intrigue people to click on the video. Everyone knows he's awesome!

@frhneil1463 4 года назад

hi vox, interesting informative video as always. I just wonder if you guys can make a video on Malaysia’s politic. The prime minister, Tun M have been elected as prime minister for the third time. Though, there’s a whole story about it. Just thought it will be an interesting topic to discuss on. Lots of love x

@setthis09ps3 4 года назад

Ooh what was that funky instrumental at the end?

@superbjai76 4 года назад

The reason I clicked on this video, because I saw Andrew Yang's face on the thumbnail.👍🧢

@clyvelawrence8820 4 года назад

SuperB yes but he also is in the wrong place in the thumbnail

@slightlywavydonny912 4 года назад

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@Thespeedrap 3 года назад

I wish Andrew Yang was our nominee I want more minority people as presidents sick of old white men.

@generaljellyroll8737 4 года назад

The state with the highest voter turnout get to be first next time.

@69UM24OSU12 4 года назад

Why was Michigan’s upper peninsula shown as part of Wisconsin at 7:20?

@alfredackah9103 4 года назад

Thanks to watched.

@sgtpickles1319 4 года назад

RANKED CHOICE VOTING. That and making all caucuses into primaries, on the same day, and making it a federal holiday so people can actually go vote would end this nonsense.