[tcrlaf]

Dems are desperate to get away from Lib Dems and small media markets where dark horses can compete, driving the main candidates to the left, in favor of Larger, more expensive markets where only the chosen few by the DNC/Washington money-power cabals have a chance....

This keeps the candidate from revealing the true Dem agendas(lying to get elected)......

[chief_bigfoot]

It would seem as though all they are doing is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. But het, they are Dems after all, it's not like they follow logic or anything.....

[Dahoser]

"I was surprised by how deeply Hispanics and blacks feel they are not part of the process," said Harold Ickes, a veteran Democratic activist and member of the rules committee. "I think it's a done deal."

And we know why the deal is going to be done. (Pay no attention to what Slick was quoted as saying in the article. He's only being quoted, Ickes is doing her bidding.)

[DustyMoment]

Sounds like they might be trying to stack the deck in an effort to avoid a disaster in '08.

[rjp2005]

"Critical Democratic constituencies such as blacks and Hispanics have clamored for a major role in early primary voting"

If Senator Clinton is opposed to this, that that means this is NOT a ploy/tactic of the DNC to stack the deck or anything.

Sounds like some Hispanic and black lobby groups are flexing their newfound muscle and are letting reps know about it. When Latinos get fired up about something, they can organize huge groups of people overnight it's amazing. They want a bigger stake in shaping the nomination adding another "minority" state in there. If you think about it, the Iowa/NH thing has been such a standard for so long, it really is kinda a way to shake things up, and its difficult to oppose cause it's just a poll and not a law or bill or something.

[SmoothTalker]

I don't think changing the primary system is such a bad thing. As someone from a state with a late primary, it is frustrating that the choice of presidential candidates is usually pretty well set in stone by the time my turn to vote comes around. I don't quite see why someone in Iowa or New Hamphsire should have a primary vote that counts a lot more than those of people in other states. I wouldn't mind having all the primaries moved to be much closer together.