I know that I’ve been beating this dead horse, but something should be pointed out. While, I am still not convinced that Rudy Giuliani could put together an operation that raises $100m by, say, November or December 2007, these changes make him more competitive. His strength will be media, bypassing Read more…
I recently wrote about the changes that big states changing their primary date will have in terms of increasing the amount of money required and thereby creating a higher barrier to entry. But there’s are several strategy points here. First, the schedule for all practices purposes would be IA followed Read more…
The Boston Globe has an interesting article about a number of big states moving up their primaries: Political leaders in California, Florida, and Michigan are gaining momentum in their efforts to move up the 2008 presidential primaries in their states to shortly after New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary, which could lead Read more…
The NYT reports on this: California lawmakers from both parties, hoping to give the state more say in the nominating process, are considering moving the presidential primary from June to a date nearer the New Hampshire primary in January. (Incidentally, I don’t think that this can be right because the Read more…
David Broder — a fellow University of Chicago alum — wrote a great article on the Dem calendar shuffle which I have written on here and here. First he points out the history of Dem calender rule-changes: This way lies madness, and madness is what the Democrats have wrought. When Read more…
A professor at the University of New Hampshire has an interesting op-ed in today’s WaPo about the New Hampshire Primary and the recent shift of the primary schedule by the Democrats. A lot of attention has been focused on the racial/diversity issue, which was the argument that the DNC used Read more…
Hotlineblog has some of the details (unfortunately, something is screwed up with their link). The Chicago Tribune and Manchester Union Leader have the best coverage. First, the procedure. The DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee passed a resolution fixing the beginning of the 2008 Dem primary and caucus schedule. Today it Read more…