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01-08-2008, 07:47 PM
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Reputation:  (19) |  This is the picture MSNBC used for their homepage tonight (for a while anyway, before the Clinton-Obama pictures took over). McCain looks like a happy pirate.  |
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01-10-2008, 10:07 PM
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Reputation: (10) | Iowa Primary I have a question. Why is Iowa the first state for voting?! I know what primary means, but why is Iowa primary? Then, in Pennsylvania, it is a caucas?! Thanks! |
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01-11-2008, 11:27 AM
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Reputation: (14) | Quote:
Each state (and each party) has a different process some have a voting primary some have a caucas. It is just a different procedure. As for why we are first...no reason. We set our date in the 60s and back then it really wasn't important who was first/second/etc. All that really mattered was the convention. Over the years though the primarys have become more important because of 24 hour news cycle and greater pressure to get money early. There is no grand reason Iowa stays first except I think the parties want to prevent them from getting earlier and earlier. | |
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