Politics & Government
Nevada Sets Earlier Caucus Date; Christmas Caucus for Iowa?
With Nevada moving its caucus to Jan. 14, Iowa is running out of space in January to place its first in the nation caucus date.
A late December Iowa Caucus is looking more and more realistic.
Bah, Humbug.
Yesterday, Nevada Republicans announced that their caucus will be moved from its former date of Feb. 18 to a new date of Jan. 14 as a result of Florida moving its primary last week.
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The Politico reports that this move could push New Hampshire's first in the nation primary even earlier, potentially Jan. 3, which would mean that Iowa would be slotted into late December.
New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner told POLITICO this week he must abide by state law that requires the first-in-the-nation primary to be held at least seven days before the next nominating contest. With Nevada’s decision, that would seem to point to Tuesday, Jan. 3, though Gardner left open the possibility of holding the primary on a different day of the week.
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The website Frontloading HQ has a list of the most likely scenarios here:
December 26-30 or January 2 or 3: Iowa
January 3, 7: New Hampshire
January 14: Nevada
Jason Clayworth of the Des Moines Register reports that Iowa Republican Chair Matt Strawn is insistent on an earlier January date for the moment.
Stay tuned.
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