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Iowa Dems Will Caucus Jan. 3

Join state GOP on January 3; New Hampshire still undecided

By Lucas Laursen,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 29, 2007 7:08 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Iowa Democrats voted yesterday to move their caucuses up from Jan. 14 to Jan. 3, following state Republicans who picked the date earlier this month in an effort to counter pressure from states trying to elbow in on their traditional early-primary status. Campaign officials welcomed the announcement, saying they “build backwards from the caucus date” in their planning.

New Hampshire, traditionally second, is still in play. The NH secretary of state has said only that the primary would be no later than Jan. 8; while states hesitate to hold primaries before the election year, it could still be moved as early as December 11. Michigan and Florida set the jockeying in motion when they broke party rules by moving their primaries ahead of February 5.

Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a town hall meeting at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Indianola, Iowa, on Friday, Oct. 12, 2007.(AP Photo/Kevin Sanders)
Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a town hall meeting at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Indianola, Iowa, on Friday, Oct. 12, 2007.(AP Photo/Kevin Sanders)   (Associated Press)
University of Iowa freshman Mike Juntunen, left, and University of Missouri junior Jordan Stein canvas a student neighborhood for Democratic presidential hopeful, former Sen. John Edwards, D-NC, in Iowa City, Iowa, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007. Juntunen has enrolled in a course that focuses on the caucus process and is researching...
University of Iowa freshman Mike Juntunen, left, and University of Missouri junior Jordan Stein canvas a student neighborhood for Democratic presidential hopeful, former Sen. John Edwards, D-NC, in Iowa...   (Associated Press)
R.J. Barclay of Burlington, a declared Democrat and union member from Iowa. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
R.J. Barclay of Burlington, a declared Democrat and union member from Iowa. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards delivers his policy address on corporate responsibility, Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa. Edwards said his plan would demand corporate responsibility, including limits on executive compensation packages and requirements that big businesses operate more openly. His plan would also...
Democratic presidential hopeful former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards delivers his policy address on corporate responsibility, Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa. Edwards said his plan would...   (Associated Press)
Democractic presidential hopeful John Edwards greets supporters, Wednesday, Oct 24, 2007 during a campaign stop in Glenwood Iowa.(AP Photo/Dave Weaver)
Democractic presidential hopeful John Edwards greets supporters, Wednesday, Oct 24, 2007 during a campaign stop in Glenwood Iowa.(AP Photo/Dave Weaver)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton greets Kerry Bowen at the Polk County Fall Dinner, Friday, Oct. 19, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Steve Pope)
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton greets Kerry Bowen at the Polk County Fall Dinner, Friday, Oct. 19, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Steve Pope)   (Associated Press)
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