This whole moving-back-primary-dates thing has gotten ridiculous. At this rate, we’ll be voting next week. It’ll just force candidates to start campaigning even earlier than they do now, which is pretty near continuously, anyway.
I agree. However, it is due to the lack of coordination between the parties and the states. At this rate, voting will take place this year.
Expect to eventually see a rotating schedule of primaries so each state gets to vote first every few election cycles.