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From Florida to the White House?
The results came in last night for the Florida Republican Primary. As I watched the results being tallied from time to time, it appeared that for once the pollsters predicted results perfectly.
John McCain and Mitt Romney were in front from the very beginning, with Rudy Guiliani at third place, Mike Huckabee in fourth and Ron [...]
Morning Roundup — Buddy Johnson wails like a stuck pig
It’s a Mike Gravel (’memba him?) Christmas, from Red State Nation in 2007 Buddy Johnson: “Waaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!” The Friendship Trail hiking-biking-jogging bridge is closed entirely; engineers warn of possible collapse. Our buff president-elect. … And his Hawaiian vacation. The letter from FLA lawyers pissed at how Charlie Crist is politicizing the judicial nomination process. … And could, of course, sue. Franken ahead by 48 votes in Minnesota. Saudi court rules that 8-year-old girl
Obama's Team of Rivals
Apparently, President-elect Obama took Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals very seriously. Of the eight Democrats who ran against him for president, four have now agreed to join his administration: Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Gov. Bill Richardson and Gov. Tom Vilsack. Those left out: Sen. Christopher Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel and Rep. Dennis Kucinich.
Good news for Mike Gravel, regarding campaign debts
The follow is from Congressional Quarterly. For those of you wondering how this relates to third parties, Mike Gravel was a candidate for the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president this year. Gravel Could Still Get Federal Matching Funds By Alex Knott, CQ Staff Democratic candidate Mike Gravel could apparently get federal matching funds for his unsuccessful 2008 presidential bid, thanks to a vote by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that overruled an opinion by the agency’s counsel.
Powerful subordinates - good points, bad points, it all works out
Here are the names of the Democratic Presidential candidates in the 2008 California primary (from my previous post of California primary results):Joe Biden (Dem) 15,087 0.3 %Dennis Kucinich (Dem) 19,857 0.5 %Barack Obama (Dem) 1,686,517 42.4 %Bill Richardson (Dem) 16,469 0.5 %Hillary Clinton (Dem) 2,064,590 51.9 %Chris Dodd (Dem) 6,570 0.1 %John Edwards (Dem) 167,226 4.2 %Mike Gravel (Dem) 6,467 0.1 %One would expect that if the Democratic Party won the 2008 election, one, or perhaps two, of the
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