I agree that our "perpetual campaign" is bad for our democracy, but I think the solution, unfortunately has to be amending the Constitution to allow restrictions on political spending. Then perhaps we could change the calendar in conjunction with other changes. Simply moving primaries without restricting spending (or even prohibiting spending outside of the designated season, as many countries do) would advantage incumbents and not really help with the problem.
I agree that our "perpetual campaign" is bad for our democracy, but I think the solution, unfortunately has to be amending the Constitution to allow restrictions on political spending. Then perhaps we could change the calendar in conjunction with other changes. Simply moving primaries without restricting spending (or even prohibiting spending outside of the designated season, as many countries do) would advantage incumbents and not really help with the problem.