EDITORIAL PRIMARY COLORS STATE SHOULD HAVE BIGGER ROLE IN CHOOSING PRESIDENT.GIVEN California's size, and its cultural and economic importance, it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have outrageous that the state plays such a small role in national presidential campaigns. Because our primary takes place so late in the year, the parties have usually settled on their candidates well before we even get to vote. One proposal to correct this problem, currently under discussion in Sacramento Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , is to move up the primary to earlier in the year. It's a good idea. That said, what's worrisome is that the primary issue may be part of some uber-deal between the governor and the Legislature to also fix our political districting system and -- of course -- water down term limits. We realize that deals are the price of progress in politics, and that's OK. But the danger here is that should the deal not go through, we'll we'll Contraction of we will. we'll we will or we shall we'll will ~shall get no progress at all. Moving up the primary and redistricting redistricting: see legislative apportionment. are worthwhile goals in their own right. They shouldn't should·n't Contraction of should not. shouldn't should not shouldn't should rise or fall on whether or not pols are able to extend their careers at the same time. |
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