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Article: An early presidential primary for New Jersey
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
- Article date:
- July 13, 2005
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JAMES AHEARN
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
07-13-2005
An early presidential primary for New Jersey
JAMES AHEARN
Date: 07-13-2005, Wednesday
Section: OPINION
Edtion: All Editions
I THINK MOST New Jerseyans are pleased the state will no longer rank dead last, tied with Montana, in the quadrennial schedule of presidential primaries. The only reservation that I hear is impatience.
What took the State House so long?
Couldn't the politicians see that the presidency is the most important job in the country? Why didn't they act sooner to move the New Jersey primary from too-late-to-matter June to February, when state voters can actually help decide who will run the country?
There is an explanation. To ...