Iowa Caucus: State Sets Early Voting Date

WASHINGTON -- Iowa Republicans are holding their state's presidential nominating caucuses on Jan. 3, even though New Hampshire is threatening to move its traditional first-in-the-nation primary into December.

Iowa Republican Party Chairman Matt Strawn says voters and candidates need the certainty of a firm date.

Florida's decision last month to move its primary to Jan. 31 set off a chain reaction by early-voting states to preserve their leadoff status.

New Hampshire's chief election official says Nevada's decision this month to hold caucuses Jan. 14 would crowd the primary, and has threatened to hold his before the holidays.

Strawn admits the Iowa GOP board's vote Monday puts his state at risk of falling behind New Hampshire. But he points to 2008 when Iowa went Jan. 3, followed by New Hampshire Jan. 8.

A New Hampshire GOP official says Iowa's move would have no bearing on the primary date, but said Nevada could avoid a December primary by moving its caucuses back three days.

"Nevada could really help solve this problem," said New Hampshire Republican National Committeeman Steve Duprey. "If they were to move 72 hours later – a small change – this problem would go away, and I remain hopeful they might do so."

Comments

[Planetnewsw]

11:57 PM on 10/18/2011

Does Herman Cain Think Newt Gingrich is Stupid?
http://www.ronpaul2012.com/2011/10/16/does-herman-cain-think-newt-gingrich-is-stupid/

Pizza Man Herman Cain Will Not Deliver!
http://www.revolutionpac.com/2011/10/pizza-man-herman-cain-will-not-deliver/

“Plastic Men” to Air Preceding CNN Debate October 18:
http://www.revolutionpac.com/2011/10/plastic-men-to-air-preceding-cnn-debate-october-18/

Huffington Post Provides Proof That Herman Cain Lied At The GOP Debate
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/11/ron-paul-herman-cain-fed-audit-gop-debate_n_1006228.html

Cain Also Thinks the Fed Missing $9 Trillion Is Unimportant

Herman Cain made it clear at the recent Bloomberg Debate in his answer to Ron Paul’s question about auditing the Federal Reserve that he simply doesn’t think it’s important.
In 2009, the Federal Reserve admitted it could not account for $9 trillion. This is not a misprint. It wasn’t $9 million.
Not $9 billion.
$9 TRILLION.
Does it have to get to $999 trillion, Mr. Cain, before you think the Federal Reserve issue is important?
http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/norquist-9-9-9-puts-three-needles-taxpayer-arm

[Planetnewsw]

11:56 PM on 10/18/2011

Cain’s Favorite Fed Chairman is: “Print More Money”

In the Bloomberg GOP Debate, Herman Cain said that Alan Greenspan was his favorite Federal Reserve Chairman. That the TARP-supporting, financial crisis-denying Cain would think Greenspan had a good head for economics should be no surprise, since he shows himself to speak like a true insider does.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GZUpZ_onC2k

[Planetnewsw]

11:55 PM on 10/18/2011

Comparing the Candidates on TARP

Let’s face it: The Cookie Monster is as good, if not better, than most journalists in highlighting this crucially important distinction between Ron Paul and Barack Obama, Herman Cain and Mitt Romney concerning TARP:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=A2EqhZND1_I

[Planetnewsw]

11:53 PM on 10/18/2011

"ObamaCare Advisers Were Also RomneyCare Advisers" Writes James Antle at The American Spectator:

“Records show that Mitt Romney aides met a dozen times with the White House to discuss health care reform, according to reports that are sure to refocus attention on the similarities between Obamacare and Romneycare. The Massachusetts health care plan Romney signed into law was an inspiration for the federal legislation, signed by Barack Obama, that the Republican frontrunner has pledged to have repealed.
It’s worth noting that at least two of the aides, Jon Gruber and John McDonough, are liberal Democrats, the latter a former aide to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. The Romney campaign has downplayed Gruber’s role in crafting the Massachusetts law. These facts could either be mitigating, since it isn’t shocking a Kennedy aide would visit the Obama White House, or one could argue it revealed the liberal imprimatur on the Massachusetts health care law even during the design phase.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XKfuS6gfxPY

[Christina Bussmann]

09:40 AM on 10/19/2011

So a Massachusetts plan which provided health care for nearly all of its citizens served as a model for a national plan which, if implemented as originally intended, would prove health care to millions of needy Americans?

Darn those liberals!

[Planetnewsw]

11:52 PM on 10/18/2011

Cain/Paul on the Housing Bubble

Of course, there is no comparison. One was absolutely right and the other was absolutely wrong. No one is perfect and this is especially true of politicians, but to be so horribly wrong–even arrogantly wrong–about one of the worst financial crises in American history does not bode well for anyone seeking this nation’s highest office.
Would anyone hire Cain as an economic adviser? If not, then why would anyone hire him for president?
http://a4cgr.wordpress.com/2011/10/16/01-785/

Video: Cain/Paul Comparison on the Housing Bubble

Once again, there is no comparison. Paul saw the crisis coming because he understood the economic factors that were creating it, particularly Federal Reserve interest rate policy. Cain did not see it coming because he still does not understand basic economic truths, hence his notion that Fed policy isn’t important or deserving of scrutiny. (Stunning comparison, must view!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Tn0EApd5wgw

[JohnnyRivers]

11:46 PM on 10/18/2011

This is so important I must say...

[Celeste5793]

08:12 PM on 10/18/2011

How about every state has their primary in February of 2012. That's plenty of time to campaign.

[jacmed]

05:38 PM on 10/18/2011

This is getting ridiculous, so I have a great idea! Why not set the presidential nominating caucus for each of the 50 states on January 1st, the 2nd year after the sitting President takes office. That way it'd give all the candidates two years in which to campaign and there'd be an equal playing field all around! I mean, why spend the candidates' time in Congress actually doing something for this country? (I hope you read sarcasm in all this!)

[bshum3]

04:12 PM on 10/18/2011

A better headline would have been "Iowa sets Circus Date "

[hank101]

03:25 PM on 10/18/2011

A caucus is not an election, its not even represenative of a population voeting. This is a coffee
and tea evening at a neighbors house to discuss the people who didnt show up. What sermon
the preacher is going to have this sunday, and how did mr. jones afford that new tractor.. Then before
they go home someone reminds them they were supposed to elect a republican canidate. Oh yea
Ill vote for him. Aside for a pleasant evening with the neighbors they mean ablosuletly nothing.

[rickjam2010]

03:16 PM on 10/18/2011

I think the solution to rebuff Iowa and New Hampshire's January primaries?

All the other states should move their primaries to June - August.
People will have long forgotten about those meaningless primaries, with hardly any delegates up for grabs.

[rickjam2010]

03:11 PM on 10/18/2011

This is such a joke of a process.

Primaries and Caucuses for a Presidential election, (A Federal Election), should be set by the FEC. Iowa and New Hampshire should not have a disproportionate affect on our elections. The first primary/caucus should alternate between a few small states.

[SmotPoker]

03:09 PM on 10/18/2011

You can see debates that have much more substance and far better speakers at your local mental institution.

[mansterEZ]

02:53 PM on 10/18/2011

The Rethuglicant "look at me" political game will be on their tombstone.

[nanjemoy]

02:51 PM on 10/18/2011

I don't see why they wait that long. I say, we could do the 2012 primary on Jan 3, and the 2016 on Jan 4. With just a little ingenuity we could finish all the Iowa primaries through 2100 by the end of the month.

You stay classy Iowa.