To: Raymond Duray who wrote (6888 ) 11/27/2003 9:42:59 PM From: Glenn Petersen Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 10965 Ray, And a Happy Thanksgiving to you also. The front loading of the primaries is a mistake. By the time the electorate is ready to focus on their options, the nominee has already been selected.vote-smart.org State Primary Dates January 13th, 2004 District of Columbia Presidential Primary (Closed) January 19th, 2004 Iowa Democratic Caucuses Iowa Republican Caucuses January 27th, 2004 New Hampshire Presidential Primary (Closed) February 3rd, 2004 Arizona Presidential Preference Election (Closed) Delaware Democratic Presidential Primary (Closed) Missouri Presidential Primary (Open) New Mexico Democratic Caucuses North Dakota Democratic Caucuses North Dakota Republican Caucuses Oklahoma Presidential Primary (Closed) South Carolina Democratic Presidential Preference Primary February 7th, 2004 Michigan Democratic Presidential Caucuses Washington Democratic Caucuses February 8th, 2004 Maine Democratic Caucuses February 10th, 2004 District of Columbia Republican Presidential Preference Caucuses Tennessee Presidential Primary (Open) Virginia Democratic Presidential Primary (Open) February 14th, 2004 District of Columbia Democratic Caucuses February 17th, 2004 Wisconsin Presidential Primary (Open) February 24th, 2004 Hawaii Democratic Caucuses Idaho Democratic Caucuses Utah Democratic Presidential Primary March 2nd, 2004 California Presidential Primary (Modified Closed) Connecticut Presidential Primary (Closed) Georgia Presidential Preference Primary (Open) Maryland Presidential Primary (Closed) Massachusetts Presidential Primary Minnesota Democratic Caucuses Minnesota Republican Caucuses New York Presidential Primary (Closed) Ohio Presidential Primary (Open) Rhode Island Presidential Preference Primary Vermont Presidential Primary (Open) March 9th, 2004 Florida Presidential Primary (Closed) Louisiana Presidential Preference Election (Open) Mississippi Presidential Primary (Open) Texas Presidential Primary (Open) Washington Republican Caucuses March 13th, 2004 Kansas Democratic Caucuses March 16th, 2004 Illinois Presidential Primary (Open) March 20th, 2004 Alaska Democratic Caucuses Wyoming Democratic County Caucuses March 23rd, 2004 Utah Republican Caucuses April 13th, 2004 Colorado Democratic Caucuses Colorado Republican Caucuses April 27th, 2004 Pennsylvania Presidential Primary (Closed) May 4th, 2004 Indiana Presidential Primary (Open) North Carolina Presidential Primary (Closed) May 11th, 2004 Nebraska Presidential Primary (Open) West Virginia Presidential Primary (Closed) May 15th, 2004 Wyoming Democratic State Caucus May 18th, 2004 Arkansas Presidential Primary (Open) Kentucky Presidential Primary (Closed) Oregon Presidential Primary (Closed) May 25th, 2004 Idaho Presidential Primary (Open) June 1st, 2004 Alabama Presidential Primary (Open) New Mexico Republican Primary South Dakota Presidential Primary (Closed) June 8th, 2004 Montana Presidential Primary (Open) New Jersey Presidential Primary September 7th, 2004 Nevada Presidential Primary January 1-March 19, 2004 Maine Republican Caucuses January 25-February 7, 2004 Hawaii Republican Caucuses June 4-6, 2004 Virginia Republican State Convention No Caucus/Primary Kansas Republican Party Michigan Republican Party South Carolina Republican Party Wyoming Republican Party