Democrats endorse adding earlier primaries and caucuses

The New York Times reported today that Democrats endorse the idea of more early primaries to "add more racial, ethnic, regional, and economic diversity to the process of choosing a Democratic nominee." Iowa and New Hampshire have little diversity in their populations. Back-to-back wins in these primaries give a boost to early nominees before large, diverse states add their voices to the process. This plan would allow up to two states to hold caucuses between Iowa and New Hampshire, before the rest of the states choose candidates beginning Feb 5. John Kerry's early wins in 2004 propelled him into the lead, giving him a psychological advantage, before a better cross-section of votes showed their preferences. He may have had the lead anyway, but I agree with the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee, that their plan would better serve Democrats nationwide. Only New Hampshire voted against the idea. Our own Carl Levin endorsed the idea. See another take at
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