Edwards Could Benefit Most from California February PrimaryRandy Shawbyline‚ Jan. 23‚ 2007As each week seems to bring a new stream of presidential candidate announcements, a deal is brewing in Sacramento that could greatly impact the race. The deal would move California’s presidential primary to February, when the state’s residents are so unaccustomed to voting that it will place a premium on the candidate with the best voter mobilization and outreach machine. Organized labor is the name of the game in California's Democratic primaries, and many unions, and SEIU and UNITEHERE in particular, are closely aligned with John Edwards. Edwards could be the chief beneficiary of an earlier date, though so many other states are moving up their primaries that California’s February contest could still come too late to impact the outcome. |