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10-13-2011, 05:13 PM
N.H. GOP chair calls for Jan. primary
New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner is imperiling the state’s place in the political world by threatening to hold a December primary, New Hampshire GOP Chairman Wayne MacDonald charged Thursday.
“During the course of the debate these next four years, it could well be that we have no delegates four years from now if we go into December,” MacDonald told POLITICO. “It has been discussed in conference calls that the rules aren’t stringent enough and the sanction needs to be 100 percent of delegates for states that break them.”
MacDonald urged Gardner to hold the state’s election Jan. 10.
MacDonald wasn’t the only one worrying about the long-term impact of the current turmoil.
“I do worry about that. That’s a real concern,” said another top New Hampshire Republican. “We don’t want to diminish the significance of it.”
Gardner, who has full control over the state’s primary date, released a statement Wednesday saying he was willing to drastically reshuffle the primary calendar to keep New Hampshire at least seven days ahead of the next nominating contest. He said the only way he’d consider Jan. 10 is if Nevada moves its caucus — currently scheduled for Jan. 14 — back three days. On Wednesday night, the Nevada GOP declined to make the move.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/65914.html#ixzz1ahra1yvh
New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner is imperiling the state’s place in the political world by threatening to hold a December primary, New Hampshire GOP Chairman Wayne MacDonald charged Thursday.
“During the course of the debate these next four years, it could well be that we have no delegates four years from now if we go into December,” MacDonald told POLITICO. “It has been discussed in conference calls that the rules aren’t stringent enough and the sanction needs to be 100 percent of delegates for states that break them.”
MacDonald urged Gardner to hold the state’s election Jan. 10.
MacDonald wasn’t the only one worrying about the long-term impact of the current turmoil.
“I do worry about that. That’s a real concern,” said another top New Hampshire Republican. “We don’t want to diminish the significance of it.”
Gardner, who has full control over the state’s primary date, released a statement Wednesday saying he was willing to drastically reshuffle the primary calendar to keep New Hampshire at least seven days ahead of the next nominating contest. He said the only way he’d consider Jan. 10 is if Nevada moves its caucus — currently scheduled for Jan. 14 — back three days. On Wednesday night, the Nevada GOP declined to make the move.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/65914.html#ixzz1ahra1yvh