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Race For The Presidency
Winning the 2008 Nomination
By Rhodes Cook |
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Joe Lieberman's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination had collapsed by the time his home state of Connecticut voted in 2004. Yet the Nutmeg State may provide more of a boost to the presidential fortunes of his Senate colleague, Christopher Dodd, in 2008, as it is scheduled to vote a month earlier than before.
Participation in the primary is limited to registered voters in each party. As of October 2006, there were 1,922,370 active registered voters in Connecticut—663,517 Democrats, 411,800 Republicans, and 847,053 independents and third-party voters.
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DEMOCRATS |
REPUBLICANS |
| THE CALENDAR |
Primary Date
(polling hours) |
Feb. 5
(6 a.m.-8 p.m.) |
Feb. 5
(6 a.m.-8 p.m.) |
| Filing Deadline
| Dec. 17, 2007 |
Dec. 17, 2007 |
| Filing Procedure |
The secretary of state announces Nov. 19, 2007, the names of nationally recognized candidates that will be placed on the primary ballot. Other candidates must file petitions with their party's town registrars signed by 1% of their party's registered voters statewide, or 1,000 signatures per district, whichever is less. |
| THE DELEGATES |
| Number (% of national total) |
60 (1.4%) |
30 (1.3%) |
| Distribution: |
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By district |
31 (from 5 to 7 per district) |
15 (3 per district) |
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At-Large |
11 |
12 |
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Pledged PEOs |
6 |
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RNC members |
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3 |
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Superdelegates |
12 |
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| Method of Allocation |
Proportional—15% of vote needed to win a share of statewide or district delegates. |
Winner-take-all—statewide winner takes all the at-large and district delegates. |
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