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Window of Opportunity:
The two parties have each created separate primary/caucus "Change Commissions", both to propose reforms for the 2012 primary calendar by 2010.

The effort to push for reform the 2012 Primary Calendar is now wide open. Many groups have worked on this issue for years if not decades, but to little success. There are so many entities involved and yet no central decision making authority exits.

State governments through legislation and with administration by the office of Secretary of State sets that state's primary election date and rules, and are not legally bound to comply with party rules. This leads to complications like with FL & MI in 2008.

The odds for reform are still long, but the conditions for adopting reform may be the best ever. But the odds are zero if we don't act. Then we face probable chaos for 2012 (2011?)

Now it's up to everyone to weigh in on this critical public policy question: how we select the "finalists" to be president.

Engage:

• Call on your state and national parties to make a greater effort to push a reform proposal.
• Contact your state & national elected representatives.
• Advocate for the plan you or your group thinks best.
• Write to editorial staffs.
• Blog everywhere.