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To: Ilaine who wrote (216313)	2/5/2007 12:32:01 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Ahnold throws his hat into the ring He can't, must be US born to be President. Otherwise, he would have already thrown his hat into the ring.

To: Ilaine who wrote (216313)	2/5/2007 2:55:57 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 281500

"The people you know in Orange County may not like him, but their votes aren't going to matter, probably, unless Ahnold throws his hat into the ring." Kal-ee-forn-eeya may be an early primary for '08. If so, the Repugnican and Dem who WINS in CA will have a GIANT leg up on ALL the other candidates. Some pundits are even saying that if CA has the first primaries, they PICK the next President. =============================================================== California wants early primary State's influence in presidential derby would grow By Jordan Rau Los Angeles Times Posted January 21 2007 SACRAMENTO, Calif. · With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's backing, state legislators from both parties are moving rapidly to make California a player in choosing the nation's next president by holding the state's primary four months earlier. A bipartisan group of state senators introduced legislation Friday to change the 2008 presidential primary from June 3 to Feb. 5. Another bill was introduced by an Assembly Republican on Thursday, the day after Schwarzenegger declared that moving up the primary date would make California "relevant" nationally and was "something to shoot for." The February date -- the earliest the state can choose under national party rules -- would place California at the beginning of the election season, right after four states that have secured the most privileged spots in January for their Democratic caucuses or primaries: Iowa (Jan. 14), Nevada (Jan. 19), New Hampshire (Jan. 22) and South Carolina (Jan. 29). The Republican calendar has Iowa and New Hampshire first, with the rest of the schedule in flux. Contenders, who now bypass California except to raise money, would be forced to establish real presences in the state. The huge cost of competing in California -- estimated by one veteran strategist to be $6 million to $8 million per candidate -- would probably require all contenders to accelerate their fundraising and possibly give an edge to those candidates who have already amassed sizable war chests, such as Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and John McCain, R-Ariz., according to operatives in both parties. Republican moderates such as former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who might face opposition in Southern states for their liberal views on social issues, could benefit from the change. "If California can succeed in moving up its primary, this truly is an earthquake in presidential national politics and the tremors will be felt through all 49 [other] states," said Robert Zimmerman, a Democratic National Committee member from New York and major presidential fundraiser. The Los Angeles Times is a Tribune Co. newspaper.