Well, that was almost embarrassing.
New Hampshire’s vaunted primary had almost produced no change whatsoever in the Republican primary lineup, that is until former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman quit the race Sunday and threw his support behind rival Mitt Romney.
Winnowing out the weaker candidates is a tradition enjoyed by early voting states. Iowa’s results forced Rep. Michele Bachmann to leave the race. South Carolina’s upcoming primary may claim the campaigns of more than one lagging Republican. But up until Sunday, New Hampshire’s primary — won handily by Romney — hadn’t affected the race at all.
Had Huntsman not quit, today’s meditation for Day Six of the Seven Holy Days of Reflection after the New Hampshire primary was going to be, New Hampshire’s primary was totally meaningless. Instead, let’s just stipulate that it was this: New Hampshire’s primary was almost totally meaningless. Way to save things at the last minute, New Hampshire!
Editor’s note: The Seven Holy Days of Reflection are a nod to New Hampshire state law, which stipulates that the state must set its primary date so that no other state holds a primary or caucus within seven days following the New Hampshire primary. Ostensibly, this is to allow the rest of the nation to have time to contemplate the meaning of the message voters in New Hampshire were trying to send in their voting. Sadly, this seven-day period conflicted with Nevada’s Republican caucus this year, and Nevada GOP leaders moved our primary to Feb. 4, when it will have no excitement or intrigue whatsoever.
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The Nevada GOP: No excitement, no intrigue, no leadership, no candidates. The party of Got Nothing.
Well there was a bit of intrigue in the last State Delegate convention that ended with the Courts getting involved