"Democratic presidential candidates will face a revised calendar of primaries and caucuses in 2008, including new contests between the traditional opening states of Iowa and New Hampshire, based on new recommendations that will be considered by a Democratic National Committee panel tomorrow," the Washington Post reports.
"The commission faces a weekend deadline to approve a plan that responds to party criticisms that Iowa and New Hampshire have enjoyed their privileged positions for too long and that more demographic, geographic and economic diversity is needed to make the nominating process more representative."
Hotline On Call summarizes: "Iowa's status as THE first state is preserved. New Hampshire might technically still be the first primary state, but for all intents and purposes, its mythical/fabled/traditional status as first in the nation is kaput... New Hampshire has done itself no favors, according to several calendar commission members and Democratic strategists, by sharing their anger with the DNC in public and by giving lip service to the diversity concerns shared by many Dems."
Of course, New Hampshire could still follow through on a threat to move up the primary.
