UConn James Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Link The calendar is still in flux, but assuming the current dates hold, next year’s Super Tuesday will include just nine primaries, down from 24 in 2008. The reasons for the sudden downsizing are varied. Red states are jockeying for greater influence on the GOP race this year by moving up their primary dates. Meanwhile, blue states are pushing their contests back into the spring, happy to extend Republican infighting as long as possible (and support the unchallenged Democratic incumbent). And with the Great Recession wreaking havoc on local governments’ budgets, some states are simply canceling the primaries altogether—or consolidating them with statewide elections—in order to save money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 What a ridiculous process. There should be one primary date for all 57 states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Y'know, I've thought about Obama's 57 state comment a few times. How do you even make a mistake like that? It's like asking someone how many fingers do you have on your hand? You don't just say seven, the answer is common knowledge. It's almost baffling to me that someone could possibly make a mistake as such. Anyway, I just opined on the subject because it had been something that I had thought about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) Y'know, I've thought about Obama's 57 state comment a few times. How do you even make a mistake like that? It's like asking someone how many fingers do you have on your hand? You don't just say seven, the answer is common knowledge. It's almost baffling to me that someone could possibly make a mistake as such. Anyway, I just opined on the subject because it had been something that I had thought about. It is a perplexing mistake. In the spirit of giving people the benefit of the doubt, maybe he was sleep deprived or something? People say some really stupid things when that's the case. Edited August 5, 2011 by SageAgainstTheMachine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 It is a perplexing mistake. In the spirit of giving people the benefit of the doubt, maybe he was sleep deprived or something? People say some really stupid things when that's the case. It is because there are 57 Islamic States. /1billsfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 It is a perplexing mistake. In the spirit of giving people the benefit of the doubt, maybe he was sleep deprived or something? People say some really stupid things when that's the case. Or he was thinking "There's 50 states, I've visited 47"...and the brain crossed the two and made the mouth say "57". It happens, I've done it... Not catching it, that's another thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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