If you're like me, then you may have not even realized until a couple of weeks ago that New Jersey has another primary election scheduled for this Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Or maybe you all knew and I'm just dense. Or maybe you didn't realize it until you read this, which means I'm not as out of it as I could be.
According to this Associated Press Q&A published in the Asbury Park Press on May 17, New Jersey separated its presidential primary race this year from all other primary races in order to give the state a bigger say in the presidential races:
Q: Didn't New Jersey have its primary back in February?
A: Yes, but it was only for presidential candidates. The primary for all other elected offices is June 3. New Jersey moved its presidential primary to Feb. 5 this year to try to give the state more say in choosing presidential candidates.
I guess it should have struck me as odd that, when I voted in the Feb. 5 primary, the only office on the ballot was U.S. president.
Since the mission of this blog is to help you survive the Garden State rather than fight it, I'll reserve my thoughts on whether having two different primary elections, which generally have low turnout to begin with, is a good thing for democracy.
I can, however, provide here the links to both the Republican and Democratic state party websites in case you would like to pass your thoughts along to those who made this decision.
I also welcome your comments. Comments on this blog are moderated to avoid spam. I'll post any comments that are relevant to the topic within 24 hours.
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