IOWA REPUBLICAN PARTY MOVES CAUCUS DATE TO JAN. 3DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Republicans on Tuesday rescheduled their presidential nominating caucuses to Jan. 3 in response to other states scheduling early contests."With under 80 days to go, this is a huge help to our counties and county chairs to get the ball rolling and start organizing," Chuck Laudner, executive director of the Iowa GOP, said in a statement.The announcement came late Tuesday after the state central committee, two national committee members and the party chairman approved the date on a conference call.Laudner said Republicans will continue to talk with the Iowa Democratic Party, which has yet to choose a caucus date. Democrats are believed to be considering Jan. 3 and Jan. 5. If they choose the later date, it would mean the first split caucus since the 1970s.The caucuses tentatively had been scheduled for Jan. 14 for both parties.
Der Brucer: Please pass along to S. Woody my concerns that he take care of himself and that he feels better real soon.And you take care of "you", too!
We thank you - Woody is back cuddling with Buster.The others are out here with me hoping I'll go for a late night snack!der Brucer