Feingold and Warner want to keep New Hampshire first

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<U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisc., and former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner were the keynote speakers at the Democratic state convention Saturday.

Other Democrats who are considering running for president also have endorsed the state's first-in-the-nation tradition. But the Democratic National Committee is considering scheduling one or two earlier caucuses in states that are more racially diverse.

Feingold said New Hampshire offers a valuable chance for voters to assess candidates in person.

"If we let the presidential primary turn into a big media war, we will have lost one of the most important parts of our Democratic system," he said.>

http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2006/06/04/feingold_warner_endorse_new_hampshire_primary/

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1. If they want to decrease the significance of IA & NH

Then they should schedule two weeks between them with no other contests. Front-loading the primaries, no matter who lauditory the goal, will just increase the importance of Iowa and NEw Hampshire.