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Georgia should hold a referendum, but has begun war
Georgia should hold a referendum, but has begun war with Ossetia
History of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic: the Political scientist Natalia Narochnitskaja has reminded legal aspects of an exit of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic from Soviet Union. Georgia should hold a referendum, but has begun war with Ossetia ... more -
Another caucus goes for Obama
The Wyoming caucuses went for Barack Obama by 23 points today. With only 12 delegates to be split proportionally between the two candidates, the race didn't attract much attention, but is another victory for the Illinois Senator to add to his totals. The Wyoming caucuses went for Barack Obama by 23 points today. With only 12 delegates to be split proportionally between the two cand... more
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Inside "The Texas Two-Step" - Texas Primaries Caucus
An inside "exclusive" look at the process where Texas voters faced a confusing, sometimes chaotic voting experience... yet at the same time practiced democracy at its best. In San Antonio, Texas, hundreds turned out after 7pm for the Democratic Caucuses.
Interviews with voters, great inside caucusing video, and a report that takes you up to the point the reporter votes, sharing the entire process.
Story by Emmy award winning Journalist, Patricio Espinoza. www.espiblog.org Shot with home Flip camera. Story picked-up and aired by CNN 3/5/08 An inside "exclusive" look at the process where Texas voters faced a confusing, sometimes chaotic voting experience... yet a... more -
Caucuses are crapppppppppy
What's wrong with dropping a ballot in a box?
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Caucus in Your Face
VC2 producer Michael Gleason will school us on what we need to know about caucuses for every election to come, and what's wrong with them - using action figures to make his point. VC2 producer Michael Gleason will school us on what we need to know about caucuses for every election to come, and what's wrong w... more
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So Much Support, Nowhere to Caucus
I am a white male university student, and I am a Hillary Clinton supporter. I was so excited when I got the e-mail from her campaign telling me there was a Delegate Selection Caucus, and that I could participate by pledging my support to her. Living near a large university, and expecting mostly Obama supporters, I decided it was my duty to make sure that my voice be heard in her support. I also thought the idea of becoming a Delegate to the convention--representing my great state of Missouri--was something worth doing. Even on cruches. Even in the freezing rain. Even with class. All of which were hurdles I had to endure on my trip to my caucus site.
But it was okay: I had gotten the address for my town from the official Missouri Democrat website and the GPS in my phone was navigating me there. I got there at 6:30, when the doors opened, leaving ample time for mixups, mishaps, and whatnots. I had learned from experience that these things tended to turn up at official elections. I wasn't worried though, I had time to handle any mixup.
I was interviewed by the local news (who could resist a dashing young cripple?) and soon realized that I was right to come. By 7:25, there were around twenty people, and the cameraman joked that I was "in" because I was the only visible Clinton supporter. I was so excited. Maybe I would get to go the state convention in Columbia, or even--dreaming, now--Denver. At 7:30 the doors closed, and frankly, I was giddy.
At 7:40 I was informed that I was in the wrong Township. The website had failed me. My part of University city was part of Hadley township (on the border actually) not University township. But I should have known that, of course. Unfortunately, when I should have known that was about an hour earlier, when I first came in, or when I was filling in paperwork, or when they were checking my name (which I thought they had to do before they even let me fill out the paperwork). No, I was told at 7:40, when it was too late to go anywhere else.
So over the next two hours I went through the process of filing a Formal Challenge, which was not very formal, and quite a challenge. After a number of phone calls, a handwritten testimony, gathering of signatures, and a trip to the Hadley township to do the process all over again, I find myself here: waiting to see if I will have the chance to make my voice heard.
I probably wont hear anything from the Missouri Democratic Party anytime soon, but a nice lady told me I should go to this website and vent. Thank you nice lady, I feel much better.
Questions? Comments? I wanna hear them!
Drew I am a white male university student, and I am a Hillary Clinton supporter. I was so excited when I got the e-mail from her campaign ... more -
Texas and the Democrats
Texas is, no doubt about it, a "red" state. But according to this Time piece, the lone star state is enjoying the "rodeo" that is the Democratic primary process (a primary and a caucus, each getting a portion of the state's delegates to hand out!) between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Texas is, no doubt about it, a "red" state. But according to this Time piece, the lone star state is enjoying the "rod... more
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Clinton scores a caucus win in New Mexico
New Mexico's Democratic party chairman announces Thursday that Hillary Rodham Clinton won the state's Democratic caucus.
A marathon vote-count that went on for nine days after the Feb. 5 election ultimately added one more delegate to her total. That gives Clinton 14 delegates from New Mexico to 12 for her rival Sen. Barack Obama. New Mexico's Democratic party chairman announces Thursday that Hillary Rodham Clinton won the state's Democratic caucus. ... more -
Huckabee protestes Washington caucus results
Huckabee's campaign released a statement saying that it will be exploring all available legal options regarding the "dubious final results." Arizona Sen. McCain was announced as the victor in the caucuses on Sunday, he had 25 percent of the vote; Huckabee had 23.8 percent.
An unexpected victory for Hilary Clinton in the New Hampshire primaries caused some people to question the results but Huckabee is the first candidate to make a public complaint. Huckabee's campaign released a statement saying that it will be exploring all available legal options regarding the "dubious... more -
Obama projected to win Maine caucuses
8 inches of snow was expected, but Democratic party leaders weren't concerned, saying "We live in Maine, we deal with snow all time".
As of 4:15 PM PST, Barack Obama was beating Hillary Clinton 58% to 41% with 70% of the votes in. 8 inches of snow was expected, but Democratic party leaders weren't concerned, saying "We live in Maine, we deal with snow a... more -
The heat is on! Candidates battle on "Super Saturday"
Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton compete today for the Democratic convention delegates across three states as they are locked in a landmark struggle for the party's presidential nomination.
A total of 158 delegates are at stake in the Louisiana primary and caucuses in Nebraska and Washington. Caucuses in the Virgin Islands offered three more.
Clinton began the day with a slender delegate lead in The Associated Press count. She had 1,045 delegates to 960 for Obama. A total of 2,025 is required to win the nomination at the party convention in Denver.
Republican contests in Louisiana, Kansas and Guam provided John McCain a chance to advance closer to the 1,191 delegates he needs to make his nomination official.
The Arizona senator began the day with 707 delegates. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, with 195, and Texas Rep. Ron Paul, with 14, were his only remaining rivals following Mitt Romney's withdrawal from the race. Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton compete today for the Democratic convention delegates across three states as they are lo... more -
Obama, Clinton await New Mexico caucus tally
Though all the results from Super Tuesday are back, More than 17,000 provisional ballots are the only thing that stand between either Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama from claiming victory in the final caucus from Super Tuesday.
The votes stand like this right now:
Clinton held a lead of 1,123 votes — 68,654 votes compared with 67,531 for Obama.
The number of provisional votes yet to be counted: 17,000.
Democrats could begin verifying the thousands of provisional ballots as early as Friday. Such ballots were given to voters who showed up at the wrong voting site, whose names were not on registered voter lists, or those who requested an absentee ballot but signed an affidavit saying they did not return it.
"Over the next couple of days, we'll have a good sense of when we'll finish this process," state Democratic Party Chairman Brian Colon said Thursday. Though all the results from Super Tuesday are back, More than 17,000 provisional ballots are the only thing that stand between either ... more -
Mitt Romney wins Maine caucuses
Mitt Romney coasted to a win in presidential preference voting by Maine Republicans on Saturday, claiming his third victory in a caucus state and fourth overall.
The former Massachusetts governor had 52 percent of the vote with 68 percent of the towns holding caucuses reporting. John McCain trailed with 21 percent, Ron Paul was third with 19 percent, and Mike Huckabee had 6 percent. Undecided votes accounted for 2 percent. Mitt Romney coasted to a win in presidential preference voting by Maine Republicans on Saturday, claiming his third victory in a caucu... more -
Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton win Nevada caucuses
With 90% of precincts reporting for the Democrats, Hillary Clinton has 51% of the Nevada vote to Barack Obama's 45%, while Mitt Romney made a sweep on the GOP side: with 97% of precincts reporting, Romney captured 52% of the vote, with his two closest rivals Ron Paul and John McCain receiving 13% each.
In the delegate race, that means Clinton will get 13 delegates to Obama's 12, while Romney will snag 18 of the Republican delegates, with 4 a piece to Paul and McCain.
My question is this: how much does voting even matter? After the Clinton clinched the New Hampshire primary, Obama still had a single delegate more than Clinton did (because the delegates are parceled out based on the percentage of the vote won). But today, even before the Nevada caucuses started, Hillary had 87 more delegates than Barack. Huh?! There haven't been any votes cast since then, or at least not ones that win you delegates (Michigan had to forfeit all of theirs for holding their primary so early). It's the super delegates, and Clinton appears to have snagged almost double the number of those that Obama has.
Is that fair? What's the point of voting if these super delegates, who can be wooed and claimed without the input of the people, have the power to make or break a campaign? With 90% of precincts reporting for the Democrats, Hillary Clinton has 51% of the Nevada vote to Barack Obama's 45%, while Mitt R... more -
CBS and AP call Romney the Nevada GOP winner
The caucuses began at 9:00 am in Nevada...and by only an hour and a half later, CBS and the AP are reporting that Romney has won the state's GOP nod. The results are based on exit polling, so this could be premature - it seems that way to me! - but that hasn't stopped the news agencies from having banners across the pages saying he's won. The caucuses began at 9:00 am in Nevada...and by only an hour and a half later, CBS and the AP are reporting that Romney has won the s... more
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