But didn't I read the deadline for some primaries is as early as mid-October?
Mittens gets Utah no matter who is in the race.
None of the early primaries awards enough delegates to matter.
But didn’t I read the deadline for some primaries is as early as mid-October?
Some have posted Utah as Oct. 15, but that seems to be in conflict. The Utah Lt. Gov website list the date as Jan. 15, 2012. Other dates coming up shortly for ballot access are:
Oct. 28, New Hampshire
Oct. 31, Florida
Nov. 1, South Carolina
So time still exist to file for these early dates. You can miss them and still win but I don’t think you’d want to miss FL and SC. NH will probably go to a liberal anyway.