New York to move primary up to Feb. 5

New York is joining the primary rush by moving their primary up to Feb. 5 along with California and other states.

Now that the two most expensive media states are so early, the only realistic candidates are those who have already raised huge national money before the primaries even begin.

We have come to the point where the wealthy of our nation prechoose the acceptable candidates, and of course the political parties play along.

It's no longer about building a political coalition, it is about building a fundraising coalition, finding positions which will garner enough corporate support.

In their efforts to make their states more relevant in the primary process, New York and California have given the people of the US less say in who becomes our president.

The only primary that really matters anymore is the first primary, the silent fundraising primary in the state of oligarchy.

The small idealistic ember in my heart just died.