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Ron Paul said Thursday that he would not be boycotting other Republican candidates in potentially boycotting the Nevada caucus if it interfered with New Hampshire's "first in the nation" primary status.

"This talk of boycotts doesn't serve the electoral process any more than the states' jockeying for position and primacy," Paul said in a statement. "New Hampshire deserves its rightful place as the first primary in the nation, but we will fight to preserve that place without depriving Nevada or Iowa voters of their say in the 2012 nomination process."

Nevada announced that it would hold its' caucus Jan. 14, which, coupled with similar posturing by states like Florida, has thrown the early primary schedule into chaos. The New Hampshire Secretary of State said earlier this week that he is considering moving up the primary to as early as December 6 to avoid conflicts with other states and the winter holidays.

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