Iowa has a significant role in the presidential primary season.
In every presidential primary season since 1976, the top fund-raiser was a Republican.
Independent advertising of this kind is a fixture in the Presidential season.
Rudy Giuliani who withdrew from the 2008 presidential primary season.
Compared with the same stage in 2007, when the presidential primary season was running at full steam, 2011 is a flat tire.
But for the first time in four presidential political seasons, New York has a hot race on its turf.
This is only the second time North Dakota has tried to play a crucial role in the early weeks of a presidential primary season.
And to many, the presidential primary season adds another layer of mystery to what it means to cast a ballot.
In a Presidential season, that makes them choice quarry for candidates hunting endorsements.
The judge asked about the practical effects of any decision that would change the rules on the eve of the Presidential primary season.