2007-11-02 12:22:22 · 8 answers · asked by mandakathryn02 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
The primaries are set to begin on Jan 3 in Iowa, Super Tuesday is scheduled for Feb 5, and the process is entirely complete on June 3 with the primaries being held in So. Dakota and New Mexico.
The most important of primary's come with the early ones in Iowa and New Hampshire, as they generally "set the tone" and can allow an underdog to topple a favorite by gaining substantial early momentum. Case in point, John Kerry in 2004, who lagged behind Dean in nearly every national poll and most state primary polls. He won Iowa, which catapulted him to victory in New Hampshire and so forth, and he went on to win the 2004 primary by landslide.
2007-11-02 12:55:14 · answer #1 · answered by NathanLV 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At the present time (and I have not had a chance to check today to see if New Hampshire has announced the date for its primary), the official delegate selection process begins on January 3rd with precinct-level caucuses in Iowa. Five other states on the Democratic side and six other states on the Republican side hold either primaries or precinct-level caucuses in January.
At the present time, twenty states are scheduled to hold primaries or precinct-level caucuses on February 5th. Approximately another ten states hold primaries or precinct-level caucuses later in February. On March 4th, five or six states (including Texas and Ohio) hold primaries or precinct level caucuses. After March 4th, the only large state to hold a primary will be Pennsylvania in April.
The last primaries are scheduled for June 3rd. Not knowing the schedule in individual caucus states, some state conventions may be held after June 3rd.
The actual national conventions will be at the end of August/beginning of September. The nominees will not be formally chosen until then. Barring a deadlock, we should know the likely nominees of the two parties after the March 4th primaries if not sooner. If there is a deadlock, delegates could still be in Minneapolis for the Republicans and Denver for the Democrats through the end of September.
p.s., There hasn't been a deadlock of that type since the 1930s.
2007-11-02 16:15:07 · answer #2 · answered by Tmess2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i imagine the longer they wait the more advantageous because perhaps they could get their act jointly and end this Circus quickly because it variety of feels that human beings both can not remember or merely aren't to any extent further in contact about what befell over six Months, so April would nicely be a clean commence for the GOP and what's executed between April and November is what is going to count number.
2016-10-23 07:10:43 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering all the last minute rules changes, the parties threatening to withold election results, and the fact that almost candidates are lawyers... I predict they're going to fight about the elections in court for most of the year.
2007-11-02 14:03:04 · answer #4 · answered by freedom first 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The primaries have not even started yet.
2007-11-02 13:33:33 · answer #5 · answered by coho51 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually about the end of summer, next year.
2007-11-02 12:52:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not soon enough for me. darned tired of the political ads since the last election. we need a break from this b.s.
2007-11-02 12:27:05 · answer #7 · answered by Mary Jo W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a couple of months from now.
2007-11-02 12:25:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋