If no one emerges as the crystalized presumptive by 1/29, then 2/5 likely would not resolve anything. If 2/5 does not give us a nominee, there may not be enough delegates left to get anyone to the magic number. Great theater but it may get very ugly.
2008 Presidential Nominating Calendar
JANUARY 2008
• January 8: District of Columbia*
• January 14: Iowa (caucuses)
• January 19: Nevada (caucuses)
• January 22: New Hampshire (primary)*, Wyoming (GOP caucuses)
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January 29: Florida, South Carolina (Dem primary)FEBRUARY 2008
• February (Date TBD): Michigan, North Dakota (caucuses)
• February 2: South Carolina (GOP primary)
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February 5: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado (caucuses), Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah• February 9: Louisiana
• February 10: Maine (Dem caucuses)
• February 12: Maryland, Virginia*
• February 19: Wisconsin
• February 26: Hawaii (Dem caucuses), Idaho (Dem caucuses)
MARCH 2008
• March 2: Hawaii (GOP caucuses)
• March 4: Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont
• March 11: Mississippi
• March 21: Maine (GOP caucuses)
APRIL 2008
• No scheduled contests reported at this time
MAY 2008
• May 6: Indiana, North Carolina
• May 10: Wyoming (Dem caucuses)
• May 13: Nebraska*, West Virginia
• May 20: Kentucky
• May 27: Idaho (primary), Washington*
JUNE 2008
• June 3: South Dakota
AUGUST 2008
• August 25-28: Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado
SEPTEMBER 2008
• September 1-4: Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Calendar of 2008 State Primaries/Caucuses
Last updated: April 9, 2007
NOTE: This calendar is a working draft based upon state election office reporting and credible media reports. Dates are subject to frequent changes. States with an asterisk (*) beside their name have indicated that their contest could move to another date, but have not provided alternative dates. Some states are not included because they have not provided information to the NASS office regarding their primary/caucus dates.
http://www.nass.org/releases/2008%20Presidential%20Prim...