Reply #8: The rules are the rules. [View All]

[zanne]

NH has, by Democratic LAW, the first primary. If Michigan, Florida and others wanted to change that, they should have petitioned to have it changed immediately after the primaries of 2004 were over. They didn't. They waited until the last minute and tried to circumvent the law by moving the dates of their primaries before NH's scheduled primary. Therefore, to keep to the rules, NH had to move it's primary up to January 8. The Democratic National Committee, the keepers of the law, penalized Michigan and Floriday for trying to pull a fast one by denying them the right to have Dem. candidates campaign in their states or to gain delegates there.

If Michigan or Florida would like to be first in the nation, they have to do it the right way. I live in NH and I would gladly give another state the honors, since it is alot of work and people here get so many phone calls and knocks on the door, it borders harassment.