Why are the pundits frustrated that we will not have a frontrunner

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Wed Jan-23-08 06:09 PM
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Why are the pundits frustrated that we will not have a frontrunner

until early March, after Texas and Ohio vote?

The whole idea of the primaries is to let as many voters as possible to participate in the process - in both parties. And this is why so many rushed to Feb. 5th.

It appeared that in previous elections, the nominee was pretty much determined after Iowa and New Hampshire - two states that comprise about 0.5% of the voters and that certainly do not represent the country as a whole.

So, fine, let's go through March. I just wish that Biden, Dodd and Richardson were still around.

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Tempest

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Wed Jan-23-08 06:18 PM
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1. And here I thought we had two front runners

Guess it's all in the eye of the beholder.

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sueh

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Wed Jan-23-08 06:22 PM
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2. Because the campaign started a year ago. They have out of things to write or talk about

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