Slog - Comments on The Internet Battle For Our Electoral Backwater http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_internet_battle_for_our_electoral_ba Posted by Ryan S. Jackson Having compiled the now complete Stranger schedule of primaries and caucuses leading up the presidential nomination (the Nebraska Republican caucus is only eight months away, which sets my pulse racing), I started digging for local 2008 events that might be of interest to veracious SLOG politicos. Not so much candidate appearances, as John Edwards has yet to meet every irate farmer in Iowa, but maybe state-level events set up by the campaigns. The first thing to note is that no Democratic candidate appears to have an official web presence in our state, a not surprising... Copyright 2008 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:49:55 -0800 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:08:42 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle Not only that, they don't even have an office.

At all.

Not one of them.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_internet_battle_for_our_electoral_ba#c836819 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_internet_battle_for_our_electoral_ba#c836819 Politics Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:35:13 -0800 Comment by unPC Because the State Democraticc Party decided to not let us vote in a primary.
And said that having an early primary date was too impolite as NH Iowa etc. are in line to go first. You know, our famous politeness.

So instead, we have these dumb caucuses after the thing will be ettled and the candidates hae no reason to come here or have and office.

]]> unPC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_internet_battle_for_our_electoral_ba#c836945 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_internet_battle_for_our_electoral_ba#c836945 Politics Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:26:36 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Come February, you'll be excited because our caucus will be where you get to decide, since the ball will still be in play.

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