And why not NV? Well, until the Republicans join in and until the '08 candidates begin to take the state seriously, NV remains a sub-troika state.
The man who almost single-handedly convinced thousands of veterans not to vote for John McCain in SC in '00 -- Adjutant General Stan Spears -- is now a public McCain '08 supporter.
Where is Tommy Moore? The Dem gov candidate in SC is spending lots of time raising money.
Woe is New Hampshire.
But let's get real: the candidates don't care a whit about NH's delegates. Just because a glitsy newcover (Nevada) has been wedged between two old stalwarts doesn't make those stalwarts any less stalwarty. NH matters -- and will matter -- because of its history, the self-conscious independence of its voters, its rich and unique political culture, and most of all because the media will not treat Nevada like it treats Iowa or New Hampshire. It just won't. NH may not matter as much as it did, but then again, it might. It depends on who wins Iowa; who enters January with momentum; which candidates are annointed as insurgents by the national media.The delegate penalties passed by the DNC this weekend are likely to draw shrugs. Take a gander: plenty of NH trips remain on the calendar. No NV visits are yet scheduled.
Ex-Sen. John Edwards speaks tomorrow evening at the SC Dem party's federal delegation reception in Columbia. Also attending are Reps. Jack Spratt and James Clyburn.
Lee Bandy and Giuliani sympathizers in SC don't think social issues will hurt the former mayor's presidential bid in South Carolina. Why? Because voters are concerned about terrorism, not gay dudes marrying. It's an argument by assertion, at this point. We shall see.
From the blogs: a great new '08-centered blog from Soren Dayton, a well-connected Young (and young) GOPer.
Admit it -- you're only excluding New Hampshire because there's no "troika"-like word for three and a half.
Ack, that should've said 'Nevada' -- that's what I get for drinking too early in the evening.