[txhurl]

In the next primary state Florida, it has only half the delegates as the state once had because Florida moved up their primary to January 31st, and they were penalized for it.

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I never really grasped why they insisted on doing so, but the GOP-E are screwed now. Newt’s MO will carry him riding high into FL.

Pinging the three sharpest analysts I know on FR: why again do y’all think FL moved their primary up, at the expense of half their delegates?

[aruanan]

Pinging the three sharpest analysts I know on FR: why again do y’all think FL moved their primary up, at the expense of half their delegates?

Did FL move the primary up after having been told, "Hey, if you do this, we're cutting half of your delegates" and the FL folks said, "We don't care. It's price we're willing to pay to be right behind South Carolina, and New Hampshire, and Iowa."

[GonzoGOP]

why again do y’all think FL moved their primary up, at the expense of half their delegates?

Because unlike other things in primaries size doesn't matter. If it did we wouldn't give a darn about Iowa and New Hampshire. So by moving their primary up Florida has half a voice in the selection of the president. In fact by going four they guarantee having a decisive role almost every time. So having half a vote that is decisive is much better than having a whole vote that is irrelevant.