Florida moves it's primary

[DonCoquixote]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/30/politics/florida-gop-primary/

Here we go again boys and girls, more mayhem ala 2008. I hate my state sometimes.

[ellisonz]

1. "Any state that violates the rules will lose 50% of its delegates."

I guess somebody has to beat Texas in arrogance.

[DonCoquixote]

2. true, but

we all know how talking about the rules mattered oh so much to us back in 2008, back when the Hillary supporters made Florida look like they were innocent victims. This is going to work, because the GOp know they cannot lose Florida again. This is done so that the Florida GOP will be kingmaker, especially since we all know Jeb and Marco Rubio want the job in 2016, to say nothing of Rick Scott. This could work out well for Perry, as Rick Scot and his Tea Party will NOT want to support Romney, who is too liberal for them, a Yankee, and a Mormon ( a trifecta.)

[ellisonz]

4. I'm actually pulling for Romney. My best guess is half of the GOP...

...don't know his religious affiliation. He'll be easier to take on than Perry who's got the whole Dubya-like thing to play. Divide and conquer.

Let's move Michigan to the front of the line.

[MBS]

3. I hate the push to early primaries by many states

It's bad for the states themselves, as they won't have the influence they hope for if they're all at the beginning. And it's bad for the candidates themselves, as it robs them of the opportunity to get to know parts of the country a little bit at a time, necessitating fly-over campaigning , country-hopping campaigning right from the beginning . .which is bad for the "early" states, too, as they're not going to have much of a chance to actually meet the candidates they're about to vote for.
And it robs candidates of the chance to do retail, up-close-and-personal politics. Whether or not Iowa or NH turn out to vote for a candidate who ultimately makes it to the nomination, these states provide a really important opportunity for candidates to actually meet the voters, as people, not as giant crowds. For that reason alone, I think it's really important for keep a bugger between these states and the next batch(and also not MOVE those primaries any earlier than they already are).