Democratic Primaries

George II

(67,782 posts) Thu Sep 5, 2019, 09:32 PM Sep 2019

Sources: Cuomo Pushes to Move NY Presidential Primary to February

BY ZACK FINK NEW YORK CITY PUBLISHED 6:26 PM ET SEP. 05, 2019

Governor Cuomo is pushing to upend the presidential primary calendar, making New York jump close to the head of the line by having voters head to the polls in February instead of late April, sources tell NY1.

Cuomo is considering vetoing a bill that would set the presidential primary on April 28, putting it just weeks after the pivotal Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary instead.

As a sweetener from Cuomo, sources say New York would also move its legislative primaries for state Senate and Assembly, currently scheduled for June 23, 2020, to coincide with a February presidential primary, potentially helping incumbents survive any challenges.

Sources tell NY1 Governor Cuomo and top legislative leaders have recently held discussions about a potential move.

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https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2019/09/05/sources--cuomo-pushes-to-move-ny-presidential-primary-to-february

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Sources: Cuomo Pushes to Move NY Presidential Primary to February (Original Post) George II Sep 2019 OP

Good Luck Gov Cuomo! Makes more sense, yeah? Cha Sep 2019 #1

Wow. (I'm in favor). Cha Sep 2019 #2

I think it's great! IA & NH not racially diversified get too much attention. Let's give a real cross Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #3

With all respect to Iowa.... SergeStorms Sep 2019 #4

I wonder how the candidates would feel about that. thesquanderer Sep 2019 #5

Once the larger states, whose citizens by and large fund the government, fund the campaigns, and LincolnRossiter Sep 2019 #6

Right! Go California and New York! Cha Sep 2019 #7

It could start a reverse leap frog race madville Sep 2019 #8

KICK! Cha Sep 2019 #9

Good. Blue_true Sep 2019 #10

Cha

(297,692 posts)

1. Good Luck Gov Cuomo! Makes more sense, yeah?

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 09:37 PM

Sep 2019

Thanks George!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Cha

(297,692 posts)

2. Wow. (I'm in favor).

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 09:45 PM

Sep 2019

Link to tweet

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Thekaspervote

(32,796 posts)

3. I think it's great! IA & NH not racially diversified get too much attention. Let's give a real cross

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 09:57 PM

Sep 2019

Cut of Americans a say right out of the gate

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)

4. With all respect to Iowa....

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 10:18 PM

Sep 2019

why the hell do they always get to be first? Mix it up and let some other states get into the mix. It's not like Iowa has a great cross-section of diversity.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

thesquanderer

(11,993 posts)

5. I wonder how the candidates would feel about that.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 10:54 PM

Sep 2019

New York is a very expensive place to campaign. The possible dynamics of needing to spend that much money so early (and before even getting to the Super Tuesday contests) is interesting.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

LincolnRossiter

(560 posts)

6. Once the larger states, whose citizens by and large fund the government, fund the campaigns, and

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 11:20 PM

Sep 2019

provide the lion’s share of delegates in the primary and electoral votes in the general, realize that they’re being marginalized in the process by small, non-representative farming states, there should be a revolt that results in a single national primary day. They should all be sprinting to be first. Iowa and NH? Screw that.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Cha

(297,692 posts)

7. Right! Go California and New York!

Reply to LincolnRossiter (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 11:27 PM

Sep 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

madville

(7,412 posts)

8. It could start a reverse leap frog race

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 11:39 PM

Sep 2019

Everyone trying to be earlier and earlier. I believe NH and IA actually have state laws that automatically trigger moving their contests ahead of anyone that tries to go before them, that's probably why NY is trying to be 3rd in line.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Cha

(297,692 posts)

9. KICK!

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 11:52 PM

Sep 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

10. Good.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 12:02 AM

Sep 2019

Blue states should be deciding our nominee. The only early states that should stay in are New Hampshire (has a recent blue streak, except the recent governor) and Nevada (blue and becoming more so). Iowa and South Carolina can be replaced with a Colorado or New Mexico.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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