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Sidney Blumenthal

The Framers never imagined a New Hampshire primary

Sarah Palin is a leading contender to challenge President Obama in 2012.-AP File
The weakest part of our political system is the presidential nomination process. And it's not coincidental that it's the part of the federal system that finds least guidance in the Constitution. There is no provision in the Constitution that says that Iowa and New Hampshire vote first. The idea of giving any two states a preferred position in the process of choosing a president would surely have struck the Framers as unfair. Read More
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