Does anyone understand why Iowa is the political center of the American universe? I fail to understand why they have such a large pull over who is the party's candidate. Sure, they have the first caucus and primary, but why? Last year, by the time the Illinois primary was held, I had no choice in candidate, as there was only one candidate left in the running at that point. Obama held his Web cast in Onawa, Iowa, last week and is back in Iowa this week for several days. This certainly not his first or last trip to the state, and likewise for the seemingly thousands of candidates. I think there is almost one candidate running for each person living in Iowa. They should be the most informed voters in the country however, having the opportunity to attend hundreds of events featuring each candidate. Still, I fail to understand why the first primary is in Iowa. And can you imagine living in Iowa, receiving the multitude of political mail, soliciting phone calls and even people knocking on your door for nearly two years?!
With that said, a number of states are considering moving up their primary, or have already done so. A vote is currently before the Illinois Senate to move the primary to February 5, and it is expected to happen. California and New Jersey just moved theirs to February 5 as well, and Texas is considering doing likewise. Florida changed theirs to January 29. If Florida can mess up any political race, they will, injecting themselves once again. States that already have a February 5 primary: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Utah. Interesting that most of the states with early primaries or moving their primary up have a candidate running from their state. But again, there are so many candidates at this point that there are few states withOUT a candidate.
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