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Article: Hotly contested races motivating voters
- Article from:
- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- January 23, 2008
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California voters lacked enthusiasm in past presidential
primaries, but experts say hotly contested races on both party
tickets could ignite turnout in the Feb. 5 election.
"I think we're going to have unprecedented turnout," said
University of San Francisco political science professor James
Taylor. "For the first time, the selection of the presidential
primary nominees comes into play in California."
It's the earliest in the presidential primary process that
Californians have ever voted, and a big win here could prove
pivotal. California's delegate prize adds up to nearly a quarter of
what a Democrat needs to win the party's nomination and 14percent of
the Republican total.
California is ...
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