I may be wrong but shouldn't things like primary processes be decided at a respective party's convention? To argue that Iowa going first is not fair to the US

I may be wrong but shouldn't things like primary processes be decided at a respective party's convention? To argue that Iowa going first is not fair to the US elections because it doesn't represent the whole nation may be true but this is a short comming of the party's policy not the nations and if your unhappy with the party don't join or better yet argue against political parties in general. The fact the Author is attacking "Old White People" because they recieve social security and therefore they have more time to participate in politics, shows an AGEist, RACEist bias. I also hear the opposite side of the above argument all the time which is "All those protesters are unemployed, they don't work so they have the time to make a lot of noise and push their policies" this argument is just as useless, divisive and weak as the authors premise. In most cultures seniors' or elders' opinions are given a greater amount of weight due to the fact they have the wisdom, life experience and temperament to deliberate and make a sober choice not based on mob menality or the whims of the idealistic youth. Finally, race should Never be used to promote a negative point of view regardless of whether you are punching up or down.