Reply #142: Florida and Michigan screwed us at the 11th hour

[Hippo_Tron]

I can understand for the desire to change Iowa and New Hampshire's favorite status. That's why Dean started working in 2005 to come up with a plan. It resulted in states being allowed to apply to receive early status. South Carolina and Nevada were chosen for their African American and Hispanic populations.

Now, here's the thing. If Florida and Michigan thought this plan was bogus they should have objected in 2005. I'm sure they could have gotten a dozen or more other states on board with them to demand that Dean come up with a better process. Instead they moved their dates up in 2007 when everything had already been decided.

You can't allow states to just change their primary dates to whenever the hell they want just because they feel like it. It will result in utter chaos. If states had a problem with the system the time to take action was 2005, not 2007.