At least nine other states, including New York and several in New England, now want to move their primaries to March 7 or very soon thereafter. Extremists need not apply. Democrats who won historic midterm victories in the land of Ronald Reagan earlier this month did so by holding tight to the political center and focusing on education, health care reform, and the economy. Conservative candidates such as Republicans Dan Lungren and Matt Fong, who were perceived as extremists, were sunk. As a state we are getting less liberal, less conservative, and more inclusive.
Moderates do well here.
His Spanish is better than Gore's. Invariably, the subject turned to attracting more Hispanic voters. And all eyes turned toward Texas Gov. George W. Bush. Few Republicans have scored as well among Hispanics. GOP and Democratic strategists agree that Hispanics are a group whose time has come.