Hello everybody.
Obama had the edge in terms of delegates, but the kerfuffle caused by the decisions of Florida and Michigan to ignore the Democratic National Committee and move
their primaries up in the cycle meant there was a lot of uncertainty about how those delegates would eventually be handled.
Would you please tell me what the above means?
What does "move their primaries up in the cycle" mean?
Thanks ??
Jamal 1315 What does "move their primaries up in the cycle" mean? To understand everything you posted, you would need to learn a tremendous amount on the American system of elections, and not even Americans are completely sure how it all works. Nevertheless, "move their primaries up in the cycle" means "schedule their primary elections earlier in the year".
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Jamal 1315What does "move their primaries up in the cycle" mean?
To understand everything you posted, you would need to learn a tremendous amount on the American system of elections, and not even Americans are completely sure how it all works.
Nevertheless, "move their primaries up in the cycle" means "schedule their primary elections earlier in the y