Colorado Democrats are pushing to get the state approved for an early primary, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "Colorado Democratic Party officials will be in New Orleans on Thursday to make their case that Colorado should join the influential ranks of early presidential primary states such as Iowa and New Hampshire in 2008. Nine other states and the District of Columbia have put in a bid to join the early-voting states. The others are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina and West Virginia. All will make presentations Thursday. A decision is not expected until after the fall elections. Colorado Democratic Party chairwoman Pat Waak said she plans to pitch Colorado at the Democratic National Committee meeting as a dynamic political state...
"National Democratic officials are looking at breaking Iowa and New Hampshire's monopoly on early selection by letting several other states with more racial diversity than Iowa and New Hampshire choose their presidential favorites early.
"Under a process that still must be approved by the party's rules committee and the full national committee, one or two states would be allowed to hold caucuses between Iowa and New Hampshire, while another one or two would hold primaries shortly after New Hampshire. In 2004, the Iowa and New Hampshire votes were in January. Under the new proposal, the rest of the states would hold their primaries and caucuses beginning in early February."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
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