Friday, February 01, 2008

And anotha one...

FILE UNDER: PRIMARIES: So Fucking Disco!


"WHO IS IT?"

"The front-loaded schedule of the 2008 presidential primary season was widely expected to be a disaster. We were among those who argued that holding so many contests so early in the year would give well-funded national candidates an edge and reduce the chances of a truly competitive race in which a lesser-known candidate could prevail over time. We're pleased to see that it's not looking so bad after all. Instead of producing an early stampede to the richest and best-known candidates, the primary schedule has mostly done what it was intended to do: allow voters in very different states to have more of a say in deciding the viability of candidates, while still winnowing out the also-rans..."

  • LOS ANGELES TIMES: The primary calendar works
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