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I am sorry if I sound stuipid. Even though I lived in the States for approx 15 years and my husband did enough politics for the both of us, I am still unsure as to how it is determined which States are first visited during the caucasus. Iowa was the first State where Candidates started their drive for Presidency for 2008, right? Anyways, this question is moot if it was not. Even though, do they start with the same State for every Presidential election? Just curious, need to just get this straight in my head and thanks in advance.

I've lived here all my life and this still doesn't make sense to me.

Hi Busy - well, hopefully someone will be able to answer me. If not, then I guess I will just have to add another thorn to my ex's side and call him, LOL!

moonpie;753597 wrote: I am sorry if I sound stuipid. Even though I lived in the States for approx 15 years and my husband did enough politics for the both of us, I am still unsure as to how it is determined which States are first visited during the caucasus. Iowa was the first State where Candidates started their drive for Presidency for 2008, right? Anyways, this question is moot if it was not. Even though, do they start with the same State for every Presidential election? Just curious, need to just get this straight in my head and thanks in advance.


It's basically a traditional thing now. Iowa ia always the first as far as I know. The reason why is better left to Nomad or Spot or Google.

Thanks, would that be because it is sort of centered as the heart of the U.S.?

Most likely.

Actually the practice isn't that old. I know there is a city in New Hampshire which is early in the visiting as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucus

KB., Wow, a lot of reading there, but I got the general gist of it all. Interesting, yet it makes you wonder. Anyways, thanks so much for this information and it will be interesting to see how it all pans out. Take care.

moonpie;753597 wrote: I am sorry if I sound stuipid. Even though I lived in the States for approx 15 years and my husband did enough politics for the both of us, I am still unsure as to how it is determined which States are first visited during the caucasus. Iowa was the first State where Candidates started their drive for Presidency for 2008, right? Anyways, this question is moot if it was not. Even though, do they start with the same State for every Presidential election? Just curious, need to just get this straight in my head and thanks in advance.




Individual state law sets the day for when they hold thier Presidential selection process. No state has ever pushed thiers in front of Iowa, probably just by National tradition.

The one problem I have with the Electoral College process is 4 or 5 past Presidents, including Al Gore, have lost the election by EC vote, but won the national popular vote. Al Gore had more than 1/2 million more votes than Bush.

If they would apportion on a % basis, I would have no problem with it, instead of a winner take all scheme.

IOW, if the 2 candidates get 60-40 in the popular vote, then the EC votes should be 60-40.

Jefferson and Burr were tied in the EC vote of 1800, each with 73, so the U.S. House decided the election, giving it to Jefferson.

I know a little about Presidential history. George Washington made $25,000.00/yr as salary. Back in the 1790's that was some BIG bucks.

I don't know if you lived in the states during the 2000 election, but that was very unique in history. Florida's EC votes were in dispute and the United States Supreme Court ruled on the matter and stopped the counting process, effectively handing FL's 25 votes to Bush, giving him 271, enough to win. So some American's say Bush was "selected" and NOT "elected".

By the way, it is NOT a stupid question.