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A quote from The Note:

"The Boston Globe's Susan Milligan looks at the front loading of the primary schedule where "[a]t least 19 states have moved or are considering moving their primaries to the first Tuesday in February," and has former RNC chairman Rich Bond's assessment, ""It's insane. It's going to be a de facto national primary.... It's going to mean that the candidates with the highest name recognition and the most cash on hand are going to have a huge advantage over the rest of the field."

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/03/06/states_may_force_megaprimary_winnow_the_2008_field_earl

GLOBE
With al due respect to Ms. Milligan, much of the analysis in here is arguable, at best.

Bill Brock opines in a Roll Call op-ed about the consequences of states moving up their caucuses and primaries, which leaves "most Americans out of the process, emphasizing money, surface appearances and media appeal over careful analysis."

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/52_88/guest/17311-1.html (no link- it costs $)


Again, sounds to us like it is possible that MORE Americans might get to be part of the process than in the past."

Note to "Note" guys: I think Milligan is right. More Americans might be part of the process. On the other hand, by front loading all of the primaries the possibility of scrutinizing all the candidates over the course of a campaign is eliminated. Once that happens, it's all a matters of who has the most money and the best media coverage.