NH Sec of State says if Iowa changes from caucuses to primary, NH primary could be in December

[highplainsdem]

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Responding to Iowa & Nevada's caucus shake-up, New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner notes a #FITN primary date has not been set. Asked if he could move it up, Gardner tells me, "There’s nothing stopping me from setting it in December." #nhpolitics

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-look-to-scuttle-virtual-caucuses-in-iowa-nevada/

Iowa Democrat Party Chair Troy Price told reporters Friday following the news that, "Iowa will be a caucus and Iowa will be first," and said DNC Chairman Tom Perez assured him of being first in a phone call today. Meanwhile, New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner told reporters that New Hampshire would remain the first primary state, and that if Iowa did not hold caucuses, he could move his state's primary to December.

[JI7]

1. why December ? why not January ?

[highplainsdem]

2. They want NH to continue to be the first primary in the nation.

[JI7]

4. can't they still do that in January ?

[highplainsdem]

5. I suppose they could, but Gardner is trying to make it clear that if Iowa changes to a primary, NH

is determined to schedule its primary first.

[bluewater]

3. Who really cares?

Boy, New Hampshire is such a diva... it's always has to be about them.



Must be pressure from lobbyists for The Red Arrow Diner...

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[madaboutharry]

6. The whole "Schedule" of who is first,

The first caucus - the first primary, is all silly manufactured bullshit. Who really cares?

It is ridiculous having candidates running all over the country eating fried food and begging for money. I’m sick of it.

They should have a national primary on one day and get it over with and stop wasting everyone’s time.

[Blue_true]

14. A national primary opens the process up bigtime to big money and name recognition.

Good candidates won't have the time to distill their message to gain support and money. PACs and SuperPacs will rule the day and distort the outcome.

Our current system has a general election after a long primary season, voters, even hateful ones, have had months to evaluate candidates.

[jmowreader]

15. We don't have that now?

[Blue_true]

16. Not to the same extent. If we go to a national primary, it will be on steroids. nt

[George II]

7. Some major ego issues there, huh? Maybe the DNC should step in and stop this childishness....

...remember when they stripped Michigan of half their delegates because they moved the date of their primary?

[Liberty Belle]

8. It really should be rotated so each region gets to be first sometimes.

Carve the nation into 6 regions on the mainland, NE, SE, NW, SW, Central (north), Central South.

So no one teeny state gets to be a kingmaker for life.

[highplainsdem]

9. Especially teeny states with unrepresentative populations.

[Vegas Roller]

10. Do it!!

Let Iowa be a primary to stop a few bullying brats stealing the election.

[Indykatie]

11. The Dem Party Needs to Move the 1st Primary to a State That Mirrors the Party's Diversity

Starting the primary season in IA and NH is an affront to the base of the Democratic party.

[NYMinute]

12. They should do it

So we can get rid of the undesirable candidates sooner.

[question everything]

13. Rotating regional primaries. NOW!!

Where are the adults in the room?