NY moves to Feb. 5th

I almost wasn’t even going to mention this because I had before. But there is one interesting little note. The New York GOP primary is winner-take-all. Did Spitzer just assign a bunch of delegates to Rudy with a pen?

NH bill may force moving up

One of the little known and little understood dramas of this presidential race is the date of the New Hampshire primary. Earlier this week James Pindell of the Boston Globe’s Primary Source wrote: “Like we have before we are going to honor the Iowa law,” said New Hampshire Secretary of Read more…

More on primary dates

Regular readers will know that one of my favorite topics is the primary calendar. Fascinating things are afoot. First, on Straight Talk Express, an experienced party hack told me that smart New Hampshire money is now on a December primary. As I have discussed before, New Hampshire and Bill Gardner Read more…

More crazy calendar stuff: WA and NV

Hotline points out that the GOP Nevada caucus might move into the window. At the same time, both parties in Washington are turning their primaries into beauty contests and selecting delegates in caucuses. Expect more states to follow this pattern. If Feb 5th does not determine the nominations, then caucuses Read more…

Late primaries going to get canceled?

Apparently Washington is considering canceling its primary: Some state lawmakers are thinking about canceling next year’s presidential primary in Washington to save the $10 million cost of the election. … The chairman of the House state government committee, Sam Hunt of Olympia, says lawmakers should consider canceling the primary if Read more…