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Wyoming leapfrogs Iowa and New Hampshire
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 29, 2007 05:14pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Guardian |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Wyoming Republicans have jumped to the head of the pack in the US presidential nominating process, moving their caucus to January 5, ahead of even the traditional early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire.
While the move puts Wyoming first in the accelerated primary process for the 2008 election, it is not expected to stay there as states continue to jockey for position. Candidates who win early states have more momentum, giving those early states more influence nationwide.
"We're first in the nation," said Tom Sansonetti, the state party's 2008 county convention coordinator. "At least for the next couple, three weeks until New Hampshire and Iowa move, which I expect they will."
The ever-changing contest schedule - and the earlier start - has created an enormous level of discomfort for national parties trying to impose discipline on the states, as well as presidential campaigns trying to figure out strategies when voting could begin in just five months. |
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