Wednesday the 2008 presidential calendar uncertainty intensified as the Michigan Senate voted to move their primary up to January 15 and the Florida Democratic Party stated they had no intention of delaying their nominating contest. As the state jockey for the date of primaries and caucuses an element of accelerated uncertainty has been injected into the race for the White House. Iowa and New Hampshire are already likely to move their contests up and nearly two dozen other states have chosen to set their time for February 5.
According to USA Election Polls, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are leaders in the Democratic race while the Republican race is up in the air with several candidates vying for top tier status such as Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Ron Paul.
The Democratic Chairwoman in Florida, Karen Thurman, has stated that they intend to go ahead with the state primary on January 29. If the Democratic National Committee completes their threat of unseating Florida delegates then Ms. Thurman said she believes that the parties nominee will interceded and let the delegates be counted anyways.
On Saturday the Florida Democratic Party will make their case to the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the national committee, at which time they will state that they have no choice but to hold their primary on January 29 which was chosen by the Legislature and the Republican governor. The only alternative would have been a plan to select delegates at another time through a vote-by-mail system that would have cost eight million dollars.
The Democratic Party officials in Washington have tried to reach a compromise with Florida, but the negotiations have not progressed. Although a spokeswoman said that the national party remain hopeful of a solution. Presidential candidates meanwhile continue to campaign in Florida because of the states importance as a traditional swing state during the general election.
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http://www.usaelectionpolls.com
