States rush to move up in 2008 primary calendar
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With California leading the stampede, states are rushing to get more clout in the 2008 White House race by moving their primaries to early February -- a shift that could aid front-runners with big names and big bank accounts.
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So many states, so little time. There are only so many hours in the day and so many miles in even the fastest airplane, so presidential candidates are scrambling to find ways to boost their profile in the many states they'll have to skip or brush lightly before next Tuesday's virtual national primary.
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Can Clinton stop the Obama tidal wave? Can Romney rebound? A record throng turns out in the nation's first primary
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As the number of states allowing early voting soars, race for undecideds intensifies and the campaign rhythm shifts.
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Seven governors already have made endorsements early in the 2008 White House race and pressure is growing for others to choose soon, bringing along their networks of fundraisers and activists.
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There are just eight weeks until Nov. 7, the Election Day on which the nationÃ¢ÂÂs voters will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate and House and 36 of the 50 state governorships. Yet today, Sept. 12, is one of the busiest days on this yearÃ¢ÂÂs primary calendar, with nine states Ã¢ÂÂ Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin Ã¢ÂÂ holding their primary contests.
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So much for any thoughts Ã¢ÂÂ or hopes Ã¢ÂÂ that the 2008 presidential cycle would be the final undoing of Iowa and New Hampshire as the conventional kickoff states. This weekend alone demonstrates their tight hold on campaign schedules.
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Michigan comes a step closer to moving its primary election forward, as states jostle to be first in the calendar.
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The turnout drive is the latest sign of both the early start and bulging budgets of the 2008 presidential campaign.
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Next stop: New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
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Voters in 24 US states are set to choose their candidates in the Super Tuesday presidential primary elections.
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With voters in 24 states finally having their say in the presidential nomination races, today's nearly national primary carries high stakes  -  and high drama
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An accelerated primary calendar gives Mike Huckabee little time to savor his Iowa win and Mitt Romney a fleeting chance to stage a comeback in New Hampshire, all while John McCain angles to seize the conversation with a reprise of his 2000 primary victory.
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House Democrats are already gearing up for 2008, and they are eyeing suburbia as fertile territory for more pickups to increase their gains from November.
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Maryland is a state where politicians get elected and tend to settle in. But Tuesday's party primaries are the first step in a dramatic reordering of the political hierarchy, one that will mean a new U.S. senator for the first time in decades and could result in new faces in every statewide office.
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A year before the first primary votes are cast, the 2008 presidential field is already crowded. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., who has been running for months, made it official Wednesday. A list:
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In most states, congressional primaries in 2008 will be held from March to as late as mid-September. So even most incumbents who face the possibility of primary challenges next year must view full-scale campaigning as still a quite distant prospect.