EDITORIAL PRIMARY PURPOSE.THERE are some obvious drawbacks to the prospect of moving up the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). presidential primary: The ads -- starting, no doubt, as early as Christmas Christmas [Christ's Mass], in the Christian calendar, feast of the nativity of Jesus, celebrated in Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches on Dec. 25. In liturgical importance it ranks after Easter, Pentecost, and Epiphany (Jan. 6). for the February February: see month. primary. The candidates -- tying up traffic with their security and media entourages. And yet another election day in this vote-happy state. But that's the price of democracy, isn't is·n't Contraction of is not. isn't is not isn't be it? Under the current system, we might be spared much of the politicking, but only because we're irrelevant. The rest of the nation has chosen its candidates before we even get a vote. So we should all be glad that, with the state Senate's overwhelming approval Tuesday, California is that much closer to moving its presidential primary up to February. Better to be bothered than to be ignored! |
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