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StumblePublished Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007 | 5:22 p.m.
Updated Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008 | 2:14 p.m.
With Iowa feeling the chill of freezing rain and Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigning on the West Coast, the Washington Post's Dan Balz, stuck in Des Moines, muses about changing the entire nomination calendar -- based on the weather.
Nevada and its Jan. 19 Democratic caucus gets a mention but, according to Balz, reporters should start lobbying now for a new date next time around: New Year's Eve.
"Nevada will hold the third Democratic event of this campaign, with caucuses on Jan. 19. No one knows whether there will be many people turning out for those caucuses, since the state has no tradition of real participation. But next time around, why not schedule the Nevada caucuses for New Year's Eve?
"Reporters, who have generally avoided Nevada this year, would flock to Las Vegas for the chance to party on the Strip while live-blogging the results. Even if no one votes, it will be a rich story."
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