Election 2008 is over!

Yes, Republican presidential nominee Rudy Guiliani defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton for the 2008 election. The win was guaranteed after California and Florida declared their electoral votes for Guilani yesterday pushing his electoral vote total past 270.

It has been announced by the FEC that the 2012 election will be held three years earlier. Better yet, the Ohio State legislature has announced that the results for the next 10 years will be decided next week.

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On Tuesday, the California Senate voted to move the state's presidential primary from June to February. It is expected to be heard in the Assembly next week and to pass easily. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has said he will sign it. Legislation similar to California's is pending in Illinois, Texas, Florida, and New Jersey.

It seems the traditional starting race of face-to-face persuasion in New Hampshire and Iowa are no longer important to other states who are determined to become more influential in the primary elections and caucuses.

For California, they do not want the state to be a cash machine for presidential candidates who raise money here but don't stick around to discuss issues of keen concern. According to the sponsor, state Sen. Ron Calderon (D-Montebello), he said, "California is the biggest, most influential state in the nation, yet its current June presidential primary virtually ensures that the major party nominees will be determined before our votes are cast."

Is California jealous? The state has 55 electoral votes, followed by Texas with 34, New York with 31, and Florida with 27. It does play an important part in the main presidential election in 2008, but it seems it wants to grab a bigger piece of the decision pie on electing the final candidates themselves.

Perhaps it would be nice for the rest of us. Let's get the final candidates decided by March. All of us will get sick and tired of hearing the many candidates from each political party trying to convince us that he or she is the right person for the job.