As if voting in the state primary is not nerve wracking enough, some states are moving theirs up – and not by days, by months. Many Americans need time to make their decisions and the candidates themselves need to time to make their platforms. All the same, there are states that are in the rat race to become the first to hold their primaries. Iowa has always been the traditional leader of the caucuses in years past, and this presidential election will see them trying to be no different. They will be held January 14, 2008. However, they are not the first primary election to be held altogether, just the first in 2008.
Believe it or not, some states are actually talking of pushing their primary elections all the way back into December. This is beginning to sound absurd since by law the first in the nation primary election has to be held a week before the second primary election. So will the candidates need to do anything to better prepare themselves for the earlier caucuses? Perhaps; primaries often see a larger number of voters that the general election, so candidates may need to step up their game in order to get more support from voters. An earlier primary can stop events that are late breaking from influencing voters' choices. So, just as important to the candidates as they are bragging rights for the states, a newsworthy topic is the primary election dates.
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