New York Moves Toward February 5 Primary
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New York’s legislature has moved the state one step closer to joining California in participating in a February 5, 2008, big-state primary.
Traditionally, small states Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina have an out-sized impact in the primary process, because they vote early and shape perceptions of which candidates are in the lead (and which candidates are best at on-the-ground, turnout-intensive politics). This year, however, California has moved its primary to February 5 — expected to be just days after New Hampshire votes — and Florida, New Jersey, and other states are considering joining in.
New York, in fact, is late to the party, given how much it has at stake…
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