Democratic Primary Calendar - 1/19 - 7/26 (Dean/Gore? Or Gore/Dean?)

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

When is your primary?

http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election%2C_2004#Timeline


# January 19, 2004 - Iowa Caucus
# January 27, 2004 - New Hampshire primary
# February 3, 2004 - First date for Democratic primaries and caucuses other than New Hampshire and Iowa

* South Carolina primary
* Missouri primary
* Arizona primary

# February 10, 2004 - Virginia primary
# March 2, 2004 - California, New York and Texas primaries
# March 9, 2004 - Florida primary

# July 26-July 29, 2004 - Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts

# November 2, 2004 - General election.


This is just my opinion. Dean is the frontrunner, he has a plurality in most states, he tops most national polls, and has an organization that's probably the best the Democratic party has seen since the 1970's. Gore's endorsement only helps Dean, as Gore is popular among Democrats and Democratic primary voters.

Dean will likely win the most delegates from most states. He probably won't get 50% of the votes, which means there will be some wheeling and dealing during the convention. How exactly will this work?

I assume that Dean, Clark, Gephardt, Edwards and maybe Lieberman will all have delegates elected to the convention. I expect that Sharpton, Moseley-Braun, and Kucinich will have a few nominal super-delegates, and will eventually go with one of the candidates at the convention, Dean I would expect.

There will be deals to make and positions to promise, and the interesting question will be who Dean chooses as VP. Clark? Edwards? Graham? Gore?

But what if Gore is the compromise candidate that everyone agrees on, and of course picks Dean as his VP?

If we have President Dean in 2004, what will Gore's role in the government or party be?

Edited :)

[dmkinsey]

1. Michigan

Feb 7
I'm gonna stick my neck out and say that...
Al Gore will not be the nominee. Just won't happen. We have excellent candidates and one of them will be the winner. Al is old news.

[Cha]

2. I haven't been around....Did Gore endorse

Dean? :)

[RevolutionStartsNow]

3. yeah...ain't it sweet?

I was on a field trip with my daughter's 6th grade class, at the NASA Ames Research Center, and I peeked at the internet on my Sidekick...It was all I could do not to jump up and down for joy.