Democrats and the media have long resented the prominence of New Hampshire and Iowa in their nomination process, out of anti-ruralism and demographic resentment. So – some of the states moved up their primaries this year, to get their place in the sun, or so they thought. It backfired for Michican and Florida, and it was deadly for New Jersey. Had NJ left its presidential primary in its traditional place–yesterday–the state would have been the focus of the entire campaign for weeks, with both candidates visiting every nook and cranny, local media ad-rich, and Jersey pols able to line their … Continue reading Jersey Falls on Its Face