In a little more than a week, the next round of presidential primaries will occur:
Saturday, February 20
Nevada Caucus for Democrats
South Carolina Primary for Republicans
Thursday, February 23
Nevada Caucus for Republicans
Saturday, February 27
South Carolina Primary for Republicans
Why do they do it this way? I don’t know. The local state parties made that decision.
This sets up the “Super Tuesday” Primary (or as some are calling it, the SEC Primary) on March 1.
Primary elections will occur in Alabama, Alaska Caucus (R), America Samoa Caucus (D), Arkansas, Colorado Caucus (D), Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota Caucus, North Dakota Caucus, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming Caucus (R).
These contests should clarify the race . . . or perhaps not. The GOP field should be winnowed further.
For later scheduled primaries, see 2016 Primary Schedule | 2016 Election Central.