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August 17, 2006

The Hotline Daily Troika: Calendar Wars Continue

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  • This weekend, the Democrats will make official their primary calendar gamble, and the woman who holds all the cards is Carol Khare Fowler. Fowler wants to punish presidential candidates who "campaign" -- that word is defined specifically in her proposal -- out of order or who endorse delegate selection contests that states hold against the wishes of the DNC. New Hampshire, of course, might run its primary on January 7 or even in 2007, and if a candidate -- say, Lyndon LaRouche, were to actively campaign in New Hampshire ahead of that primary, he'd lose any delegates he won. (Hotline)

  • On 8/19, NH Dem Chair Kathy Sullivan "will ask the DNC to vote down the" proposed primary calendar and send the issue back to the rules cmte for a rewrite (New Hampshire Union Leader).

  • Meanwhile, Sullivan said she received a call from Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), who "promised" to speak with the CT DNC delegates about opposing the calendar change (New Hampshire Union Leader).

  • Mitt Romney's Republican Governors Association gives $500K to IA, calling Jim Nussle the GOPer most likely to pick up a Dem gubernatorial seat. How convenient. But, when you look at other races nationwide, Romney has a point. BTW: Romney's charitable foundation has invested in the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation.

  • Give Joe Biden credit: as he pointed out in Des Moines yesterday, he's the only presidential candidate who is forthright about his intentions to run.

  • And Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS) is equally as forthright: he ain't running for president. (Vice president? Well, we'll see.)

  • Sen. John McCain begins a two-day trip to SC today with a private fundraiser for Adjutant General Stan Spears. Tomorrow, he raises money for superintendent of education candidate Karen Floyd.

  • In Charleston, Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani was asked the "conservative" question and pointed out that many New Yorkers thought he was the most conservative mayor in history. He also, he said, cut taxes more than any other NYC mayor. And did Giuliani bag a whale? Ex-state chair Barry Wynn says he's committed to a Giuliani candidacy -- if Rudy runs.

  • Jobs! A new Hard Rock Cafe Theme Park is coming to Myrtle Beach, SC.


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