They will be left with little time to size up the candidates before voting. California can't be blamed for wanting to join the fray. Although it is the most populous state, it often has had little clout in the nominating process because its presidential primary came so late and because several states scheduled their primaries on the same day. California has compelled candidates to spend more time there earlier in their campaigns, which means they will have less time to visit other parts of the country, including Georgia, before the primaries. This may be good for the West Coast, but it damages the nation's traditional primary process.
Style becomes more important that substance.
With primaries so tightly bunched, there simply isn't enough time anymore for candidates to speak with and shake hands with voters outside large metropolitan areas. Nominating a president shouldn't become like a county fair pie-eating contest. Find e-mail addresses and phone numbers of reporters, photographers and editors.