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Article: Nominating calendar gets a new look: For 2008, Democrats shift Nevada ahead of New Hampshire.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- August 20, 2006
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Byline: John Mccormick
Aug. 20--Less than three months before the midterm congressional elections, members of the Democratic National Committee approved a new 2008 presidential nominating calendar Saturday and left Chicago vowing to win back control of Congress this fall. In the first major restructuring of the presidential nominating process in a generation, the DNC agreed to insert Nevada between Iowa and New Hampshire at the start of the nominating season, closely followed by a South Carolina primary. The changes are meant to give African-Americans and Hispanics a bigger voice in the selection of the Democratic nominee, while also better reflecting the ...
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