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Presidential Primary Election Calendar Begins to Finalize Part Two

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Graphic Courtesy of the Politico

The Presidential Primary calendar is becoming quite convoluted.

Believe it or not, we’re inside of 80 days and the candidates still don’t know when all of the January (or even December) election days are going to be. Last night, this is what we learned:
— Iowa Republicans will hold their caucuses Jan. 3
— South Carolina Democrats will hold their primary Jan. 26
— Nevada Democrats will hold their caucuses Jan. 19.

Here’s what we don’t know:
— will the Iowa Democrats join the Iowa Republicans on Jan. 3?
— will the New Hampshire primary accept being on Jan. 8, or somehow jump into December and risk some candidates skipping the contest?
— will the two parties have two different January calendars? As it stands now, Republicans could start on Jan. 3 in Iowa, head to Wyoming for a Jan. 5 caucus, travel to New Hampshire for the Jan. 8 primary, then participate in a Jan. 15 Michigan primary, a Jan. 19 South Carolina primary and end in Florida on Jan. 29. The Democrats are ONLY committed to participating in contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, with Iowa and South Carolina on different January days from the Republicans.
— If Iowa Democrats are convinced that by going the 14th, they’ll preserve their first-in-the-nation status for 2012 and 2016, they’ll do, mark our words on this one.

Who are the winners and who are the losers?

Soren asks some questions but until New Hampshire and the other states make a decision everything is fluid.

There is NO doubt in Flap’s mind that the national parties will decide on either a national primary date or regional dates for the next Presidential election cycle.

Stay tuned……..

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