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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: N.H. Presidential Primary Set for Jan. 8, Following Iowa Leadoff Caucuses N.H. Presidential Primary Set for Jan. 8, Following Iowa Leadoff Caucuses BEVERLEY WANG AP News Nov 21, 2007 16:17 EST New Hampshire will hold its first-in-the-nation presidential primary on Jan. 8, five days after Iowa's leadoff caucuses. Secretary of State William Gardner announced the date Wednesday, ending months of speculation, including the possibility that New Hampshire might push its primary into December in order to keep its spot first in the line. Jan. 8 is the earliest ever for the primary, which often has shaped presidential contests — sometimes dramatically — for half a century. Gardner set the date hours after Michigan's Supreme Court said that state's primary could go forward as scheduled on Jan. 15, ending a court battle. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Jan. 15 presidential primary can go forward, the state Supreme Court decided Wednesday, keeping alive the state's bid to be one of the 2008 campaign's first contests and clearing the way for New Hampshire to finally set its own early date. New Hampshire law requires the state to hold the nation's first primary, and Secretary of State Bill Gardner has been waiting to see what Michigan would do. Once that was cleared up, he signaled he would announce the New Hampshire date. Candidates have been campaigning hard in New Hampshire under the assumption that the state would vote on the parties' nominees early in the primary season, as usual. The Michigan high court's decision should allow that state's Republican and Democratic parties to take part in the Jan. 15 primary. Both have already filed letters with the state saying that's their plan. However, by holding its primary so early — in violation of the national parties' rules — Michigan stands to lose half of its delegates to the Republican National Convention, reducing the number to 30, and all of its 156 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. The national parties have imposed similar penalties on other states as party leaders have struggled to regain control of a chaotic nominating calendar. If Michigan has its primary on Jan. 15, that would put it behind only Iowa's caucuses on Jan. 3, Wyoming's caucuses on Jan. 5 and — according to many expectations — New Hampshire's primary on Jan. 8. Democrats in Michigan have kept open the possibility of picking their presidential favorite through a party caucus, even if the primary is held. In its 4-3 decision Wednesday, the Michigan Supreme Court overturned lower court rulings that said the law setting up the primary was unconstitutional because it would let the state political parties keep track of voters' names and whether they took Democratic or GOP primary ballots but withhold that information from the public. Michigan GOP Chairman Saul Anuzis said he was pleased the primary would be held and said Republicans would participate even if Democrats switched to a caucus. "This is good for Michigan, this is good for Republicans and it's good for the process," he said. Anuzis would like to see state House Democrats next week pass a bill that would restore the names of four Democratic presidential candidates who have withdrawn from the ballot. Barack Obama, John Edwards, Joe Biden and Bill Richardson pulled their names because the state violated Democratic National Committee rules by moving up the election. A state Senate-passed bill would require all candidates' names to be on the ballot, although it also would give them the chance to withdraw again. East Lansing political consultant Mark Grebner, one of several people who brought the suit arguing it was wrong to let only the political parties have access to the primary voter information, said he didn't plan to take any additional action at this point. He doesn't object to the primary being held, but said other people should have access to the records because the information was obtained through an election paid for with public dollars. The circuit and appeals courts had agreed with his reasoning. ___ Associated Press Writer Joe Magruder in Concord, N.H., contributed to this story.
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#1. To: robin (#0)
Hopefully 4UM will be able to do our bit before the primary.
Should we put the 4um ad in an Ohio newspaper instead? Or both Ohio and NH?
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New Hampshire... Trends very often start there and a good showing by Paul is necessary. As always money is the controlling factor.
Polls now show Ron Paul passing Thompson in New Hampshire and tied with McCain in Iowa
Zogby Predicts Ron Paul Could Get 15 to 18 Percent in New Hampshire
Shall we rush a case of smelling-salts to Hannity?
You must be registered with the correct party to vote for Ron Paul in states with CLOSED PRIMARIES. Click Primarily Paul and scroll down to the State by State chart. Hannity is afraid of Ron Paul.
If Hannity was truly a Great American, he would enlist. I'm sure the hoards of fatherless children think that would be a great idea too.
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