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Michael Steele's Presidential Primary Power
Politics Daily — Filed under: RepublicansOver at TheNextRight, Soren Dayton asks: What will Michael Steele do with the presidential primary calendar? Anyone who follows politics closely knows that, despite all the campaigning and fundraising candidates do, ultimately, the rules go a long way toward picking primary winners and losers. For example, consider the following questions: ... If New Hampshire wasn't the first primary state, would McCain have won the GOP nomination in '08? ... If Democrats didn't refuse to seat Florida's delegates, would Hillary have won the nomination? According to Dayton, The key ...

Matt Lewis: Too Early To Talk Primary Calendar?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Over at the NextRight, Soren Dayton asks: What will Michael Steele do with the presidential primary calendar ? Anyone who follows politics knows that, despite all the campaigning and fundraising the candidates do, ultimately, the rules go a long way toward picking primary winners. For example, consider the following questions: ... If New Hampshire wasn't the first primary, would McCain have won the GOP nomination in '08 (probably not)?. ... If Democrats didn't refuse to seat Florida's delegates, would Hillary have won the nomination (probably so)? More Soren: The key thing is that Steele picks 11 of the members and will have almost complete control over the committee , if he wants ...

Remainders: Through the Senate
Ben Smith's Blog — The stimulus clears the Senate. Obama also mocks Biden in public. The market wants more specifics than Geithner gave. Noam says Obama has defined the stimulus on his own terms. Shmuel Rosner sums up election night . Biden guy Puneet Talwar moves to the NSC. Pawlenty begins building foreign policy experience. Sargent says, accurately, that what's new about Sam Stein's question. Palin's skipping CPAC. Steele's legacy could be in setting the presidential primary calendar. Slate launches a site pour les Francais. And Marion Barry ...