Election Schedule - 2008 (State by state primaries & GE)

[dugggy]

Jan. 15: Michigan primary (if Gov. Jennifer Granholm approves it).

Jan. 19: Nevada caucuses, South Carolina Republican primary

Jan. 22: Wyoming Republican conventions

Jan. 29: Florida primary, South Carolina Democratic primary

Feb. 1-3: Maine Republican caucuses

Feb. 5: Alabama primary, Alaska caucuses, Arizona primary, Arkansas primary, California primary, Colorado Democratic caucuses, Connecticut primary, Delaware primary, Georgia primary, Idaho Democratic caucuses, Illinois primary, Kansas Democratic conventions, Missouri primary, New Jersey primary, New Mexico Democratic primary, New York primary, North Dakota caucuses, Oklahoma primary, Tennessee primary, Utah primary, West Virginia Republican convention

====we will know who wins the nomination by this date====
====barely 5 months away!!======

Feb. 9: Louisiana primary, Nebraska Democratic caucuses, Washington caucuses

Feb. 10: Maine Democratic caucuses

Feb. 12: District of Columbia caucuses, Maryland primary, Virginia primary

Feb. 19: Wisconsin primary, Hawaii Democratic caucuses, Washington primary (nonbinding for Democrats)

March 4: Massachusetts primary, Ohio primary, Rhode Island primary, Texas primary, Vermont primary

March 8: Arkansas Democratic convention, Wyoming Democratic caucuses

March 11: Mississippi primary

March 13-15: Alaska Republican convention

April 3-6: North Dakota conventions

April 22: Pennsylvania primary

May 6: Indiana primary, North Carolina primary

May 13: West Virginia primary

May 20: Kentucky primary, Oregon primary

May 27: Idaho primary (nonbinding for Democrats)

June 3: Montana primary, New Mexico Republican primary, South Dakota primary

Aug. 25-28: Democratic National Convention

Sept. 1-4: Republican National Convention

Nov. 4: Election Day



Sources: National Association of Secretaries of State; TheGreenPapers.com; USA TODAY research

[illinoisprogressive]

1. michigan will be sactioned like florida.

[jmp]

2. Hopefully California & New York will follow Florida & Michigan ...

And move their primaries up into January. That should shut "the mouth that screamed" up for good.

[tkmorris]

6. Get off Dean's back

The DNC is only enforcing the rules that all of those states agreed to months ago, and it is neccessary that he do so. If states keep trying to beat each other to the post we will end up holding the 2012 primaries next Tuesday. It's becoming a massive Charlie Foxtrot and it needs to end.

"The mouth that screamed", indeed. That's pretty juvenile, don't you think?

[jmp]

8. Do you think "the Commissar" fits him better?

Or do you prefer "Dear Leader".

I can't quite make up my mind.

[Yukari Yakumo]

9. Do you even have a mind? {nt}

uguu

[jmp]

10. Sure ... it's a vote I'm lacking.

...

[Suich]

3. I'd be willing to bet that at least 60% of voters

have no idea what a caucus is, or how it compares to a primary. Primaries I understand, caususes not so much. What's the point of the national conventions?

[jmp]

4. That's where the nominee is selected ...

By the delegates from all 48 states. We used to have 50 states before crazy Howard Dean expelled Florida & Michigan from the union. ;)

[Suich]

5. I know what conventions are...I was in Oakland during the Republican

convention of 1952 or 1953...it was one of the 1st things I saw on TV! "I LIKE IKE!"

What I don't understand now is the different state primaries, caucuses, state conventions, etc. and candidates being decided by 2-05-08 before all states have voted, or caucused or whatever.

[Yukari Yakumo]

7. Montana GOP Caucus

The State GOP has chosen to shift from Primary to a Caucus. The Montana GOP Caucus is planned for February 5th.

http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/08/26/news/mtregional/news07.txt

[LWolf]

11. So tell me why any candidate should bother to campaign,

or voter to vote, in a race that will be decided by February 5, well before their state's primary?