Here's today's key story out of the New Hampshire local press: The Union Leader reports that Secretary of State Bill Gardner said he will not set the primary date this week. Instead, Gardner is waiting on news from Michigan about whether their rogue January 15 primary law, which a judge invalidated for technical reasons, will go forward or not.

Gardner is empowered by state law to unilaterally set the primary date, so as to protect the state's position as the first primary. He has been hinting/threatening at a December date, but most observers expect the primary to be held on January 8 if the Michigan law is upheld.