Pressure on for Nevada GOP to change caucus date (AP)

LAS VEGAS ? Nevada Republicans are under national pressure to delay the state's presidential nomination contest.

More than 200 members of the state party planned to decide at a meeting Saturday in Las Vegas when Nevada's caucuses should be held.

New Hampshire's secretary of state, Bill Gardner, has threatened to hold his state's primary in early December to avoid wedging it between the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3 and the Nevada vote, currently set for Jan. 14.

Several Republican presidential candidates, including former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman and businessman Herman Cain, have pledged their support to New Hampshire and boycott Nevada's contest if it isn't pushed back. That led the Republican National Committee to suggest that Nevada move to Feb. 4.

Nevada GOP leaders have indicated that they support the change. But it's not clear whether rank-and-file members will go along.

The Nevada Republican Party's central committee is a diverse group that in the past has refused to heed the GOP's mainstream leadership.

The state party's executive director, David Gallagher, told The Associated Press on Friday that GOP leaders will commit to whatever decision comes from the meeting.

Nevada, Iowa and South Carolina moved their contests into January after Florida said it would violate national party rules and hold its primary on Jan. 31.

But only Nevada was subject to boycott threats Nevada Republicans initially laughed it off, but reconsidered after the national chairman, Reince Priebus, began calling for a compromise this week.

If Nevada moves to Feb. 4, it would no longer be third in nomination calendar and could be overshadowed by Florida's vote. But shifting the date would allow the state to keep all of its delegates when national Republicans convene in Tampa, Fla., next year to name their nominee.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111022/ap_on_el_pr/us_primary_scramble

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