At this point, it’s very hard to say much about what the presidential primaries will look like. We’re not even sure when many of them will be held, as several state legislatures consider delaying their primaries to meet new party rules, or else even dropping them altogether in favor of state conventions.

But if Super Tuesday disintegrates from a 24-state primary day to a nine-state primary day, it could prolong the process. At the Daily Beast, McKay Coppins does some speculating: