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« on: April 15, 2005, 01:56:22 PM »
From PoliticsPA.com

The Governor’s Election Reform Task Force voted 9-4 today to move the 2008 and 2012 PA Presidential Primaries to the first Tuesday in March. Both chambers of the PA Legislature would still need to pass legislation to move the date.
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« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2005, 02:04:34 PM »
Fine, if PA wants to do that.  Pretty soon every state will hold their primaries as close to New Hampshire as possible anyway, so I guess it doesn't make much difference.

I think the whole primary system ought to be massively reformed.  But obviously that'll never happen.
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« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2005, 04:37:01 PM »
Damn, I was hoping for mid February at least.  Get Santorum some momentum early.
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« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2005, 01:11:40 AM »
NJ is moving to the last week in February.
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« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2005, 07:20:35 AM »
Quote from: Jake on April 15, 2005, 04:37:01 PM
Damn, I was hoping for mid February at least.  Get Santorum some momentum early.

Yeah. Give me a Senator with a 13 year voting record any day.
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« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2005, 08:08:32 AM »
PA is very representative of America in many ways, certainly more than NH or IA. This is a step toward real democracy, if it passes.
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« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2005, 09:37:24 AM »
I agree Pennsylvania should be moved up.

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« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2005, 05:56:16 PM »
Yeah. We should have it in December.
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« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2005, 06:38:01 PM »
Quote from: hamiflaga hadatit leumit on April 16, 2005, 08:08:32 AM
PA is very representative of America in many ways, certainly more than NH or IA. This is a step toward real democracy, if it passes.

Yes it is more representative, but not totally.  You can't really apply Iowan, New Hampshire and Pennsylvanian politics to the nation at large and hope it all works out right.  In fact, no state is truly representative of the nation as a whole.  Real democracy would give no preferential treatment to any state during the primaries.
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« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2005, 06:51:59 PM »
Quote from: Max Power on April 16, 2005, 05:56:16 PM
Yeah. We should have it in December.

You should have had it in December of 2004.  Make sure you are first in the nation!
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« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2005, 07:23:27 PM »
Quote from: Tredrick on April 16, 2005, 06:51:59 PM
Quote from: Max Power on April 16, 2005, 05:56:16 PM
Yeah. We should have it in December.

You should have had it in December of 2004.  Make sure you are first in the nation!
Wait, that would be the last primary of 2004, so it would be last in the nation! Shocked
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« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2005, 07:26:13 PM »
Quote from: Max Power on April 16, 2005, 07:23:27 PM
Quote from: Tredrick on April 16, 2005, 06:51:59 PM
Quote from: Max Power on April 16, 2005, 05:56:16 PM
Yeah. We should have it in December.

You should have had it in December of 2004.  Make sure you are first in the nation!
Wait, that would be the last primary of 2004, so it would be last in the nation! Shocked

Or.....first in the 2008 primary season? Wink
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« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2005, 03:20:18 AM »
Oh, come on folks! What state screams more representative of American demographics than states that are 99% and 98% white?
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