The New York primary happened to come at a pivotal time, when Mr. McCain's campaign appeared to be picking up momentum.
I know, I know, the primary happened, in which Hillary has revealed her depravity, all the more striking in contrast with Obama's nobility.
One of the most consequential moments of the Republican presidential primary happened to come during the first major debate, when Fox News' Megyn Kelly pressed Donald Trump about his history of sexism.
As The Morning Call reported a week ago, Santorum's trouble with getting his slates of delegates in order have followed him home, thus endangering his chances at winning a large share of delegates a month before the primary happens.
J. Kenneth Blackwell, the former Republican Ohio secretary of state who is now a member of the right-leaning American Civil Rights Union, declared in a statement Wednesday that Cantor's "shocking loss" in the Tuesday primary "happened because he failed to show leadership on key issues such as out-of-control immigration and attempts by the Left to subvert election integrity".
Republicans, however, pretty much know who is "next in line" for the nomination, and while other candidates may put up a limited fight, everyone knows who the nominee is going to be long before the first primary happens -- after which Republicans all fall into line behind him, like him or not.
America's long-winded journey towards finding a new president continues, with Super Tuesday – when several states all hold primaries – happening this week.
It won't be until February of 2012 that polling starts getting halfway decent -- almost as if there will be some presidential primaries happening or something!
I agree with you that the primaries happen far too early in the year ("The Fast-Forward Primary," editorial, Jan . 6.
For example, currently, primaries happen in a sequence, state by state, giving certain states more voting weight than others.
If the "before the primaries" version is correct, then John Boehner will be actively fomenting fighting in his own party's ranks, just before the primaries happen.
