[mk2000]

I highly doubt anyone else is getting in at this late date. What you see is what we get. I believe this is Sabato and his Dem friends forgetting how a normal primary process works. For better or worse it can be bloody. I think they conveniently forgot how Clinton and Barry went at it along with the other losers on the left. Just wait till the nominee for the Republicans is chosen then it will get really bloody from the dems and hopefully the Republican nominee will hit back twice as hard.

[Howie66]

I can’t speak for anybody else, but I am not impressed in the least with the current crop of GOP “wannabes”.

As it stands, it’ll come down to Anybody But Ubama.

I am praying that we can do better than this.

[milwguy]

I have been calling for Operation Republican Chaos for some time now. Keep Mitt in 3rd-4th, Newt in 2-3rd, and Ron Paul 1 in Iowa. In NH vote Bachmann or Santorum. Once we get through the first 4-5 primaries and nobody has clear path to the nomination, hopefully a decent candidate like Paul Ryan will jump in. Christie is way too RINO, but Daniels would be fine with me also.

[Libloather]

The field shouldn’t be closed for the RAT race. They’re gonna have big problems with the rookie Hussein.

[RichInOC]

There’s this wonderful thing called the write-in line.

[deport]

Accurate or not I don't know but this is one list of the schedule.

2012 Primary Schedule

The 2012 GOP primary/caucus schedule is nearly set in stone. The calendar dates below are believed to be accurate unless last minute changes occur to the schedule. Always check with your local board of elections to verify election dates, times and locations ahead of time. Note that "Super Tuesday" in 2012 falls on March 6th, however, it is a little less "super" than it has been in years past.

Full Primary/Caucus Calendar

January 3, 2012	Iowa (caucus)
January 10, 2012	New Hampshire (primary)
January 21, 2012	South Carolina (primary)
January 31, 2012	Florida (primary)
February 4, 2012	Nevada (caucus)
February 4–11, 2012	Maine (caucus)
February 7, 2012	Colorado (caucus) Minnesota (caucus) Missouri (primary) – *See note below on Missouri
February 28, 2012	Arizona (primary) Michigan (primary)
March 3, 2012	Washington (caucus)
March 6, 2012 (Super Tuesday)	Alaska (caucus) Georgia (primary) Idaho (caucus) Massachusetts (primary) North Dakota (caucus) Ohio (primary) Oklahoma (primary) Tennessee (primary) Texas (primary) Vermont (primary) Virginia (primary)
March 6-10, 2012	Wyoming (caucus)
March 10, 2012	Kansas (caucus) U.S. Virgin Islands (caucus)
March 13, 2012	Alabama (primary) Hawaii (caucus) Mississippi (primary)
March 17, 2012	Missouri (GOP caucus) – *See note below on Missouri
March 20, 2012	Illinois (primary)
March 24, 2012	Louisiana (primary)
April 3, 2012	District of Columbia (primary) Maryland (primary) Wisconsin (primary)
April 24, 2012	Connecticut (primary) Delaware (primary) New York (primary) Pennsylvania (primary) Rhode Island (primary)
May 8, 2012	Indiana (primary) North Carolina (primary) West Virginia (primary)
May 15, 2012	Nebraska (primary) Oregon (primary)
May 22, 2012	Arkansas (primary) Kentucky (primary)
June 5, 2012	California (primary) Montana (primary) New Jersey (primary) New Mexico (primary) South Dakota (primary)
June 26, 2012	Utah (primary)

*Missouri: Missouri will hold a primary on February 7th, 2012, which will not count for delegates toward the 2012 GOP convention. The Missouri Republican Party will hold a caucus on March 17th, 2012, which will determine the delegates sent to the 2012 GOP convention – See report from CNN

Please contact us if you find an error in the primary schedule.

Page Last Updated: 11/15/2011

[Sun]

What bugs me is that some voters think the election depends on the first few states, and then vote accordingly. They forget we have 50 states. Early momentum, including open-primary states, is how we got McCain.