Seems to me that the rush to February 5 pimary is self-defeating for many states

It looks like there are going to be upwards of 30 states holding simultaneous primaries on 2/5/2008

The idea is to get on the fron end of the primary season and thus make your state more relevant to the process but with so many states jumping on the bandwagon

No state would seem to be a must-win and there are too many states for any to command a whol olot of attention from the media or the candidates.

Things are so bunvhes at the beginning now that it makes Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and SC all that more imporatn even though none f the four would be considered representative enough to ratify the results on the 2/5 date.


If no one wibns a majority of the first four you woulod have to think that 2/5 might be a push. leaving the remaining 15 states to pick the nominee and if after 2/5 no one cna get the majority of the votes then we might see a brokered convention in either party

But as importantly, the 2/5r date means huge spending and not alot of debates to get the word out about why your guy is the best choice.


SO those who have money are Reaallly in the Driver's seat

while some itty bitty states may not get too many visits, it would reduce costs for the candidates. The primary season is too long, too expensive.

I suspect it will be a more bloody proces because people are trying to score free air timerather than have an engaing debate

people would spend time on policy and platform discussions. They would announce who they would appoint for what offices. They would . . . . hmmmm. you may be right. I have to mentally chew on this for a while.

It is unwrodkable. All it does is set up additional opportunities for opposition research and targets for criticism. and then you get into a cycle of questioning the jusgement of the nominee and it just gets ugly.

it was an insult to us dems in dem states

Perhaps restructure into regional primaries. It would be less costly for the candidates and might stop the leapfrogging of dates by state parties. States like Iowa and NH will lose some of their prominence, but they really have too much influence in the political calculus as it is.

Election Day and get it over with?

Colorado's been traditionally late in the primary schedule, so by the time it gets around to us, the primary's already decided.

So I'd rather have it on the same day, at least that means I get some voice.