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California Senate votes to move presidential primary to February

California wants to have the earliest of the early primaries. Believing that California politics such as oil drilling and immigration deserve a larger spotlight, the California Senate has voted to move their primary from June. 3 to Feb. 5.

1 comment:

Jsobie said...

What I do not understand is why California wants to have its primary election so early? I do not understand. The reason the article gives is because they hope it " will force contenders to rethink a campaign strategy that traditionally focuses on face-to-face persuasion in New Hampshire and Iowa" The hope is to make California seem more important but I do not understand why because before when California moved up its elections, other states did to. Everyone want to be important, just not California!

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