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PA GOP: Early Primary Not In Best Interest Of PA Voters
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Mar 14, 2007 08:46pm |
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| Category | Statement |
| Media | Official Party Organization - Pennsylvania Republican Party |
| News Date | Thursday, March 15, 2007 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | PA Republican State Committee statement.
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"Republican State Committee Chairman Robert A. Gleason, Jr. testified yesterday at a joint hearing of the Pennsylvania Senate Republican and Democratic Policy Committees to discuss moving-up the date of the 2008 presidential primary.
According to testimony from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro Cortez and Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee, Democrats are in favor of moving-up the primary date. Chairman Gleason testified that he was adamantly opposed to moving the primary date.
“The act of moving-up the primary is not as simple as it sounds,” Gleason said. “Our Governor needs to consider that moving our primary election date to February 5th affects the timing of committee planning, candidates meeting with voters and committee members, the circulation of petitions, school board budgets, and would create an environment where politicians would be campaigning during the holiday season.”
“In the new day of openness and transparency in our state government an earlier primary may be seen as a contradiction to that movement, as I have heard from some in our Party who view this effort as an incumbent protection safeguard. It is my belief that an earlier primary would leave less time for candidate organizations to mobilize the petition process and candidate endorsement.” |
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