Nevada Sets Caucus Date for Feb. 4, Averting December Primary in N.H.
Posted on | October 23, 2011 | 4 Comments
Florida set off a predictable chain reaction by jumping its primary to Jan. 31, and one consequence was the threat by New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner to move that state’s primary to as early as Dec. 6. The problem was that Iowa had moved its caucuses (originally scheduled Feb. 6) to Jan. 3, and Nevada initially announced its caucuses would move to Jan. 14. But New Hampshire state law requires their primary to be on a Tuesday at least seven days before any nominating event other than the Iowa caucuses, which made Jan. 10 unworkable.
The thermonuclear option was averted Saturday when Nevada voted to hold its caucuses Feb. 4. While Gardner has not yet officially announced the date for New Hampshire, it is likely that the schedule for the first five events will now be:
Iowa caucuses ………………… Tuesday, Jan. 3
New Hampshire primary …. Tuesday, Jan. 10
South Carolina primary …… Saturday, Jan. 21
Florida primary ……………… Tuesday, Jan. 31
Nevada caucuses ……………. Saturday, Feb. 4
This is not ideal — I’ll still have to leave for Iowa the day after Christmas — but it is better than if New Hampshire had jumped into December.
PREVIOUSLY:
- Oct. 12: REPUBLICAN ARMAGEDDON LOOMS: New Hampshire Threatens December Primary Unless Nevada Moves Caucus
- Oct. 8: BLAME FLORIDA!
- Oct. 3: Looking Up From Here, It’s Barely Possible to See the Bottom of ‘Down’
- Oct. 1: What Florida Hath Wrought: Will Christmas Be in Iowa or New Hampshire?
- Sept. 30: Florida: The Evil State
- Sept. 29: At Least One Florida Republican Party Official Who Is Not Batsh*t Crazy
- Sept. 28: Insert Obscene Epithets Here
Comments
4 Responses to “Nevada Sets Caucus Date for Feb. 4, Averting December Primary in N.H.”
October 23rd, 2011 @ 8:24 am
The primary/caucus system we have ended up with now is really FUBAR’d.
There, I said it.
October 23rd, 2011 @ 12:19 pm
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October 23rd, 2011 @ 2:27 pm
Of course, if we went back to the old way, the RNC would
ruinrun the party forever.October 23rd, 2011 @ 5:08 pm
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