Make DC's Presidential Primary First-in-the-NationTo publicize the plight of the half million disenfranchised residents of Washington, there is a move to make DC’s presidential primary the first in the nation. New Hampshire law reads that no other “state” shall hold its primary before that of the Granite State but, as we know all too well, Washington is not a state.
DC could play a leading role in the presidential nomination process in 2004, raising nationwide the issue of full DC voting rights and self-government. Presidential candidates would be forced to offer solutions to DC's lack of congressional voting rights and self-government if they want the political benefits of winning the first contest for convention delegates.
Stand Up! for Democracy in DC will be holding a coalition strategy meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the National Council of Negro Women, 633 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
From the Washington Post:
District Duels N.H. for First Primary.
From the Wall Street Journal:
Al Sharpton and Washington, D.C., gave the Democratic Party real headaches this week.
