Iowa Democrats Set Earlier Caucus Date

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Feeling pressure from other states rushing to the beginning of the primary calendar, Iowa Democrats voted to move their leadoff precinct caucuses to Jan. 3.

Republicans picked the same date earlier this month. The Democrats' move Sunday will let both parties continue the tradition of meeting on the same night. The state's caucuses had been scheduled for Jan. 14.

The move, confirmed by party spokesman Chris Allen, means the major remaining question about the calendar is the New Hampshire primary, originally scheduled for Jan. 22. New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner has said only that he would schedule that primary no later than Jan. 8.

Both Gov. Chet Culver and Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa's top two Democrats, had pushed for the Jan. 3 date, and Iowa Democratic chairman Scott Brennan last week made that recommendation to the party's state Central Committee, which approved it.

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[Demeter]

1. So That's 2 months and 5 days?

Whatever. It's becoming a pointless exercise at this point.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

3. It's now being speculated New Hampshire's will be Jan. 8th or Jan. 15th

Michigan is when, Jan. 15th?

The race for relevance is rapidly creating irrelevance.

[MGKrebs]

2. So does this get Florida off the hook?

Their delegates get counted? Candidates can campaign there?

[Bozita]

4. Michigan?

[ieoeja]

6. Nope. Still in violation of the rules.

They agreed that only Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina would hold their delegate selection process prior to Feb 5th.

[Demeter]

5. You Know, I'm Getting Tired of This Democratic Pissing Contest

There are serious problems that are worsening daily, the DLC and its supporters sit on their hands playing tea party with Georgie Porgie, while the DNC is pursuing a different agenda which may be important in the long run; but in the short run, the US is dying of Neocon incompetence and evil.

As a member of the undifferentiated Grassroots, I have lost all confidence in the Congress and its leadership, the DLC and its candidates, and I'm beginning to doubt the sanity of trying to accomplish anything with the status quo.

I'm even beginning to doubt Howard Dean, for his silence, although I expect his silence was a precondition of his running the national party, which is shameful of the Powers-that-Would-Be-If They Only Had-a-Clue...

Put impeachment on the table, serve up at least two big helpings of it, and start cleaning up this country. Get the Constitution out of the shredder and onto the Courtroom walls, and fire those sorry asses on the Supreme Court. It shouldn't take more than 3 months, tops. End this stupid war, and either fish or cut bait in Afghanistan. Dissolve the Federal Reserve if you must but get the economy on the right track for once.

It's your duty, dammit. Your Duty!