I've had a lot of contempt for the way primaries were run in the past, but today I was really excited for the way things went. You're probably thinking that I should have been, since I voted in CA, the biggest prize of the night. But it's not that.

For the first time ever, I really think there was a lot of choice out there for voters on both sides of the aisle. Voters were much more passionate in their ability to choose from a wider range of candidates in their parties and actually have an effect. It was much more democratic than any national election in my (admittedly young) memory. Establishing a continuing tradition of a "Super Duper" Tuesday is probably the closest thing that America will ever come to a proportional representation system that allows voters in a national election to choose among candidates and policy preferences that truly represent their individual views.

That said, I strongly hope that a tradition of huge blocs of states voting early in February continues. Doing so would balance the two biggest policy concerns that commentators often make about primaries: giving many states a say in the process and allowing the lesser-known candidates to wage an effective campaign for president.

Keeping with a system that allows states to decide to hold their primary in early February will probably encourage more states to join the pack. The states that have yet to vote in the primaries have obviously seen what a success tonight was and probably want to give their voters the same opportunity four years from today. The more states that join the pack, the more voters get to pick from candidates that truly reflect their preferences.

On the other hand, some commentators argue that moving the primaries up so early disfavors candidates who lack the campaign funds and institutional support of the bigger names. This overlooks the fact that a small group of states still vote before Super Tuesday, allowing the lesser-known candidates to work retail politics of the smaller early states and possibly emerge on momentum.

Given that there is no clear winner tonight on either the Republican or Democratic ticket tonight, one might even argue that this incentivizes states to wait until after Super Tuesday to hold their primary elections because it could put a higher premium on those states' votes. This would finally stop the mad rush of states that have been constantly moving their primaries earlier and earlier in recent years.

Any way you cut the policy, it seems to favor keeping the big day.