Sanderson practices political law at Caplin & Drysdale and is an expert on political front-loading. Multiple states recently approved earlier primary dates, setting off a wave of presidential nominating contests at the start of next year. For the political neophytes, what is front-loading?
It refers to the way in which states schedule primaries. Think of an evenly distributed schedule where a couple happen each month. In a front-loaded schedule, the bulk happens towards the beginning of the whole process.
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