The US Senate may soon be debating what to do with the national presidential primary system.
Two Senators call the current primary system flawed and have proposed a way to reform it.
NHPR Correspondent Matt Laslo reports from Washington.
Connecticut's Joseph Lieberman and Tennessee's Lamar Alexander want entire regions to vote on the presidential primary at the same time.
Their proposal would allow each region - south, east, west and midwest - to rotate hosting the first primary vote.
New Hampshire and Iowa, however, would always remain the first primary and caucus.
New Hampshire Republican Senator Judd Gregg says he isn't convinced.
"I think that their idea, as ideas go, are a little better than most, because they keep New Hampshire and Iowa at the front of the pack, which still gives people who don't have any money and national recognition, or haven't been anointed by the talking heads, a chance to get elected president. But I don't believe we should have a federally legislated effort in this area."
Gregg says it is an issue for national parties and individual states.
Even if the bill passes the Senate, it would have no effect on the current presidential primary.
For NHPR News, I'm Matt Laslo in Washington.
