What fresh madness is this? The New Hampshire presidential primary in December this year - according to a kite flown in the Washington Post today.
In a long and frankly trainspotter-ish article about the Granite State's secretary of state Bill Gardner (the man with the power to set New Hampshire's ballot date), the possibility of an unusually early December 11 ballot is raised.
Here's the context: New Hampshire is saying it'll do what it takes to retain its "first in the nation" status. So other states (eg, Michigan) thinking about moving up should forget it. Once the November 2 filing deadlines have passed, New Hampshire can announce it's holding its ballot on January 8. So this is a smokescreen.
