Michigan Jumps Ahead on Primary Calendar

It seems to be a regular fight to see who can be first in the primaries for the next election. Iowa is always first and seems to be getting shoved into December, the busiest month of the year with Christmas. But Michigan officially crashed the early primary party on Tuesday, setting up showdowns with both political parties and likely pushing the presidential nomination calendar closer to 2007. Governor Granholm signed a bill moving both of Michigan's presidential primaries to Jan. 15, 2008 and Michigan's move threatens to set off a chain reaction that could force Iowa and New Hampshire to reschedule their contests even earlier than anticipated, perhaps in the first week in January or even December 2007.