As expected, on October 22, the Nevada Republican Party moved its caucuses from January 14 to February 4. This clears the way for New Hampshire to set its presidential primary on January 10.
The entire rationale for the two major parties to single out four particular states and let them go first has always been weak. But one of the rationales was the all four regions of the nation were represented by the four favored states, which were supposed to be Iowa for the Midwest, New Hampshire for the East, South Carolina for the South, and Nevada for the West. But, for 2012, it doesn’t work out that way. Nevada will be fifth, behind the three other favored states and also behind Florida.
The western states have long been disadvantaged in presidential politics. The Democratic Party has never nominated anyone either for President or for Vice-President who was from one of the thirteen western states.
So — will the 13 W. States secede and have their own Donkey / Elephant candidates ???
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Uniform definition of Elector in ALL of the U.S.A. – including colonies.
P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
ONE election day
EQUAL nominating petitions
END the party hack stuff – now SUPER-dangerous in producing MORON demagogue Prez candidates.
Too bad those folks chickened out.
I’m a Western Libertarian-Republican and don’t care in the slightest that my neighbor moved its primary back. This will be better for Paul, since Romney can not win Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina.
Actually Romney is likely to win New Hampshire