NH-IA dates closest ever

Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 4:39 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
With the announcement of the Jan. 8 New Hampshire primary, First Read took a look back and found that the five days between New Hampshire and Iowa this election cycle is the closest the two contests have ever been.

	IA	NH	DIFFERENCE
1976	1/19	2/24	36 days
1980	1/21	2/26	36 days
1984	2/20	2/28	8 days
1988	2/8	2/16	8 days
1992	2/10	2/18	8 days
1996	2/12	2/20	8 days
2000	1/24	2/1	8 days
2004	1/19	1/27	8 days
2008	1/3	1/8	5 days

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Comments

That's cool guys, thanks for the breakdown. That's why we all love you. And I am outta here, Turkey's beware!

--NSMSNBC (Sent Wednesday, November 21, 2007 6:03 PM)

It would be interesting to see the dates in even earlier years, too!! It's amazing how much things have changed!!

modernwoman, Anytown,USA (Sent Wednesday, November 21, 2007 7:33 PM)

Domenico Montanaro is truly a cutting edge researcher that gives interesting facts
i cant wait for the election to begin to enjoy the first read's coverage..

mr danko

tom danko (Sent Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:02 PM)

Let's hold all primaries on December 31st.

Roc O. (Sent Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:23 PM)

The stakes are very high...NH will maintain the first in the nation at all costs... http://www.enewsreference.com

eNews Reference (Sent Thursday, November 22, 2007 9:57 AM)

I hear Ron Paul is really popular in New Hampshire. I hope Ron Paul does well in Iowa.

I got involved in a campaign to write letters to Iowa voters myself. I sent them these links to show that despite what other news outlets say (not MSNBC you guys have been pretty good)
Ron Paul has more international support and military support than any other candidate.

http://www.canadiansforronpaul.com
http://europe4ronpaul.blogspot.com
http://www.militaryforpaul.com
http://veteransforpaul.org
http://ronpaul.meetup.com
http://ronpaul2008.com
http://teaparty07.com

Amapola, Salt Lake City, UT (Sent Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:57 AM)

BUSH SUCKS ! IMPEACH BUSH !

Z (Sent Thursday, November 22, 2007 11:24 AM)

No thursday update so I will take the time to post here for the First Read staff to have a happy Thanksgiving.
We will miss you guys today and hope you guys have a great time with your friends and family this holiday.
I also want to wish a happy holiday to all the readers here, even those I disagree with!

diane (Sent Thursday, November 22, 2007 12:11 PM)

Unnamed sources claim that Iowa and New Hampshire are planning on buying the remaining Concorde Supersonic Airliners and constructing runways capable of handling the things. This will allow the two States to have near simultaneous Primaries, by flying the Candidates from one state to the other, in less than three hours.

Steve Turner Cedar Falls Iowa (Sent Friday, November 23, 2007 8:57 AM)

I wish that all of the states would be more relaxed in getting their say in the primaries. One of the few things I agree with Newt Gingrich on; the primaries need to be moved back to April or May as I recall. He expressed his opinions on NPR in the end of October. There are other ways of doing this so that we have more of a chance for different candidates to enter the race. That is until there is public financing of elections which will end the need for all the lobbist money. Can't wait for that!

S. B. Stein E.B. NJ (Sent Friday, November 23, 2007 1:02 PM)

"NH-IA DATES CLOSEST EVER"

Warning: Headline Ambiguity. When I first read this headline I thought it was a joke. After all, every day that passes is the closest ever to the NH-IA primary dates, right?

Chris, Chicago IL (Sent Saturday, November 24, 2007 7:06 PM)

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