Administrivia
Happy Thanksgiving
Looks like New Hampshire will be on January 8. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
Two more questions about a December NH primary
I have two questions about the possibility of a December NH primary: Can candidates collect matching funds for that? What are the mechanics of that? When do they actually get the money? It is clear that John McCain has more than enough money to compete if he takes matching funds. Read more…
Consequences of a December NH primary?
There have been whispers for a while that there could be a December primary. Roger Simon now argues that it is increasingly likely that there could be a December 11th primary in New Hampshire. On the Democratic side, that seems to favor Hillary Clinton. She is up some silly amount Read more…
Ron Paul’s supporters aren’t Republicans
A standard question is "who is actually supporting Ron Paul?" There has been an assumption that the answer is "not Republicans", but there isn’t always evidence. Then I was reminded of this when a comment was left on a video of Mike Huckabee putting the smack-down on Ron Paul. The Read more…
IA GOP: 1/3; IA Dems: 1/5
Marc Ambinder has the story. It seems to me that there are some real consequences to this. First, doesn’t an exciting win (say Mike Huckabee or Fred Thompson) or a blowout by Mitt Romney get buzz-killed by the probably-more-interesting Democratic race? Is one real day of news about the GOP Read more…
Calendar implications; Iowa less important?
Jan. 5: Iowa caucuses both parties Jan. 8 New Hampshire primary both parties Jan. 12 Nevada caucuses both parties Jan. 15 Michigan GOP primary; Dem beauty contest Jan. 19 South Carolina primary both parties Jan. 29 Florida GOP primary; Dem beauty contest Marc Ambinder reports the schedule. The most interesting Read more…
Michigan
States will get full delegates
Somehow, I am not all that impressed by the fight over the national parties stripping delegates from state parties who will have primaries prior to Feb. 5th. Last week, the story was Florida and the Democrats. This week, it appears to be the Republicans and Florida, South Carolina, and New Read more…
Michigan
Implications of Michigan’s calendar actions
Chuck Todd has the main story: According to sources inside both parties, the two state parties in Michigan have agreed to move the state’s primary — legislatively — to Jan. 15. This is a compromise date out of respect for Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, who really wanted to move the Read more…
Iowa in December?
At least the weather will be better. But that’s what the WSJ is telling us: South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson will join with New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner tomorrow morning to announce that both states are moving up their presidential primary dates earlier into January, according Read more…
California
Don’t stop electoral college reform in California!
Redstate’s Erick Erickson noted yesterday that the electoral college reform in North Carolina stopped because because Howard Dean realized it would give them no feet to stand on in California: The measure raced through the North Carolina State Senate, the State House was preparing to pass it and the Governor Read more…