tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58463732011-04-21T17:32:54.079-04:00PauliticsWatching what's happening U.S. politics.
By Paul Tuns, a Toronto-based public affairs commentator and political analyst.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1149116954477292852006-05-31T19:05:00.000-04:002006-05-31T19:09:14.480-04:00The GliberalsGreg Staples doesn't like the Liberal position on fixed election dates -- they are not opposed in theory but don't like the particulars of the Conservative proposal which they find "sloppy" -- and doesn't think they'll get away with it: "It really isn't that hard an issue and being this wishy-washy makes it look like the Mr. Dithers label can go on the whole Liberal Party." Of coursePaul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1149116647323617052006-05-31T18:45:00.000-04:002006-05-31T19:04:07.343-04:00Wisdom from Bill MaherYou can't write that sentence often but in a "10 Questions" feature with Time magazine, the former host of Politically Incorrect [sic] offered this gem: asked about Katie Couric as she gets ready to take over whichever nightly news slot, Maher says, "I think she'll probably read the teleprompter the same way the others did." He adds: "The evening news really only has one Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1084763372511216152004-05-16T22:49:00.000-04:002004-05-16T23:09:32.510-04:00Nader gets Reform endorsement
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader has been endorsed by Ross Perot's old party, the Reform Party. While remaining an independent, the endorsement puts Nader on the ballot sevens states (Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana and South Carolina) and may make it easier to get on the ballot in California where the party has perhaps as Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1084762096109772952004-05-16T22:44:00.000-04:002004-05-16T22:48:16.110-04:00Zell on Kerry
Newsday reports that Democratic Senator Zell Miller (GA) is criticizing the unelectable presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry calling him an "out-of-touch, ultraliberal from Taxachusetts." He also said that Kerry's war record (Vietnam) does not excuse his war record (Iraq) and his refusal to support the military: "The man now wants to be the commander in Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1084160917191573952004-05-09T23:45:00.000-04:002004-05-09T23:48:37.193-04:00New York Governor 2006
Robert Novak reports that Empire State Republicans think they will lose the 2006 gubernatorial race against Democrat Eliot Spitzer unless former mayor Rudy Giuliani runs for the GOP. Three-term Governor George Pataki is not expected to run and will either return to private practice (he's a lawyer) or be given an federal appointment by President George W. Bush if he is Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1084160206605180932004-05-09T23:27:00.000-04:002004-05-09T23:36:46.606-04:00Veep watch
The media says that John Kerry might balance his ticket with a southerner (Floridian Senators Bob Graham or Bill Nelson, North Carolina Senator John Edwards), southwest (New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson), Hispanic (Richardson), someone more to the centre of the party (anyone from the south, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh), a midwesterner (Bayh or Rep. Dick Gephardt) or a woman (various Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1084159108849351202004-05-09T23:13:00.000-04:002004-05-09T23:18:28.850-04:00Connecticut Senate 2004
Senator Christopher Dodd (D, CT) has made it official that he is running for re-election this year and the Hartford Courant reports the senator is eyeing the post of Senate Minority Leader if Tom Daschle loses his re-election bid. Dodd is also considering a gubernatorial run in 2006.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1083529146065930262004-05-02T16:19:00.000-04:002004-05-02T16:23:27.530-04:00Florida Senate 2004
Bob Smith, the former Republican Senator from New Hamsphire who lost his 2002 GOP primary to John Sununu Jr. and relocated to Florida to sell real estate, has abandoned his quest to become the Republican Senate nominee in Florida. He has endorsed former Rep. and failed 2000 Republican Senate candidate Bill McCollum. McCollum and former federal HUD Secretary Mel Martinez are Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1083528732300670892004-05-02T16:12:00.000-04:002004-05-02T16:16:33.856-04:00Minnesota Senate 2008
It's four and a half years away but not-very-funny comedian Al Franken is considering whether to challenge Senator Norm Coleman (R, MN) in 2008. Franken said chances are 50-50 he will run for the Democratic nomination and he said he would make a decision by the end of the year. Born and now living in New York City, Franken grew up outside Minneapolis. He told AP that he hasPaul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1083528366467161342004-05-02T16:06:00.000-04:002004-05-02T16:10:28.106-04:00GOP Congressman to retire
Rep. Jack Quinn has become the second Republican Congressman from the Empire state to announce he would not seek re-election, joining Rep. Amo Houghton. In announcing he would not seek a 10th term, the moderate Congressman from western New York said the travel was beginning to wear on him. However, he did not rule out running for state-wide office (governor or senator) Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1083523748820368632004-05-02T14:49:00.000-04:002004-05-02T14:55:09.200-04:00Veep watch
Robert Novak reports that some Democrats are urging John Kerry to consider Senator Joe Biden (D, DE) for the vice presidential slot on the ticket. Biden is the ranking member on the foreign affairs committee, supported the war in Iraq and has not been as critical of the president. Biden had considered running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 but did not take the Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1082897417040932272004-04-25T08:50:00.000-04:002004-04-25T08:54:28.043-04:00Louisiana Senate 2004
Robert Novak says in his Chicago Sun-Times column (scroll down to last item) today that former Democratic Governor and U.S. Rep. Buddy Roemer's possible entry into the Senate race as a Republican could ruin the GOP's chances of picking up the state. Senator John Breaux (D) has announced he is not seeking re-election and the Republicans cleared the nomination for Rep. David Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1082822524324536252004-04-24T12:02:00.000-04:002004-04-24T12:06:14.793-04:00Golden State poll
The Los Angeles Times reports that according to its latest poll, Senator John Kerry leads President George W. Bush 53%-41% in California. With independent narcissist Ralph Nader on the ballot, it's Kerry 49%, Bush 39% and Nader 6%. Fortunately for the GOP, California is not part of the president's re-election strategy.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1082298063385015192004-04-18T10:21:00.000-04:002004-04-18T10:25:05.233-04:00Texas gubernatorial 2006
Robert Novak reports (scroll down) that some Republicans are looking at Karen Hughes, a former and soon to be again advisor to President Bush, as a possible candidate for governor in Texas. Republican Governor Rick Perry has indicated he will run again but rumours persist that he will face a high-profile primary challenge, possibly from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1082297795812474642004-04-18T10:16:00.000-04:002004-04-18T10:20:37.733-04:00Hillary says no to veep
Or at least that is what the junior New York senator is telling the media. The Washington Times reports that Hillary Clinton (D, NY) told Katie Couric is an interview taped earlier in the week that if asked by John Kerry to be his running mate, she will say no. Well, not exactly. Clinton said: "Well, I don't think that [being asked to join the Democratic ticket] will Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1079497697630112392004-03-16T23:28:00.000-05:002004-03-16T23:31:34.873-05:00Notice
Paulitics will be on hiatus until late March.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1079409382873110842004-03-15T22:56:00.000-05:002004-03-15T22:59:38.326-05:00Republican presidential nomination 2008
Robert Novak reports that Colorado Governor Bill Owens probably turned down the opportunity to run for now open Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Novak writes in the Chicago Sun-Times, "Owens, who has his eye on the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, may have noted the poor track record for Republican senators Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1079239418042117472004-03-13T23:43:00.000-05:002004-03-13T23:46:50.983-05:00Kerry has Democratic race wrapped up
It was only a formality but the Associated Press reports that the combination of picking up the commitment of 162 superdelegates and winning 72% of the Kansas caucus today has clinched the Democratic presidential nomination for Senator John Kerry. Kerry has 2,194 of 4,322 delegates; 2,162 delegates are needed to win the nomination.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1079153838279086362004-03-12T23:57:00.000-05:002004-03-13T00:07:14.280-05:00Colorado Senate 2004
The Washington Times reports that Colorado state Attorney General Ken Salazar's announcement that he would seek the Democratic Senate nomination has led the two leading contenders for the nomination to drop out of the race -- one of them for the second time. Rep. Mark Udall announced he would seek the nomination earlier this week after announcing he would not seek the Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078896759504216602004-03-10T00:32:00.000-05:002004-03-10T00:35:47.140-05:00Who cares Tuesday
As expected, Senator John Kerry swept the four southern state primaries yesterday. He won Florida and Mississippi with about 75%, and more than 60% in Louisiana and Texas. Senator John Edwards, who left the race last week, was second in Florida with 10%. In Mississippi, Edwards came in second with 7%. In Texas, he finished second with 15%. (In Texas, Sharpton finished fourth, Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078896071080475402004-03-10T00:21:00.000-05:002004-03-10T00:24:18.873-05:00Colorado Senate 2004
It seems very likely that Republicans will lose the seat of retiring Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Governor Bill Owens shocked GOP supporters when he announced yesterday that he would not seek the Republican senate nomination. He said that he did not want to put his family through such a campaign and noted that he still had unfinished business in Colorado and three years Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078800068979963482004-03-08T21:41:00.000-05:002004-03-08T21:44:15.153-05:00Tuesday primaries
Not that anyone is paying attention but the Democratic primaries continue along. Tomorrow Florida, Lousiana, Mississippi and Texas hold them. Yesterday, Senator John Kerry, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, campaigned in Mississippi which has 33 delegates up for grabs.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078715126725673782004-03-07T22:05:00.000-05:002004-03-07T22:08:31.873-05:00Veep endorsement watch
Jesse Jackson said Senator John Edwards (NC) would make a good running mate for Senator John Kerry. "John Edwards has a freshness," Jackson said. "He represents the South in so many ways ... I'm impressed by the race he ran and I'm very impressed by the response of the people to John Edwards."
Meanwhile, Governor Bill Richardson (NM) and Senator Bob Graham (FL), two peoplePaul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078664212449276172004-03-07T07:56:00.000-05:002004-03-07T07:59:56.903-05:00Party switchers watch update
The Washington Times reports that Rep. Rodney Alexander (D, LA) will not become a Republican despite viewing Senator John Kerry, the Democratic standard-bearer in the 2004 presidential election, as too liberal. Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078584514001013482004-03-06T09:48:00.000-05:002004-03-06T09:51:36.483-05:00Veep watch
The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack said a vice presidential candidate from the Southwest or Midwest might be the best strategy for Democrats hoping to win in November. Vilsack, the paper helpfully reports "is among the names being mentioned as a running mate" and has vowed not to run for a third term as governor in 2006. Vilsack said "If the Kerry folks Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078584045493644842004-03-06T09:40:00.000-05:002004-03-06T09:43:48.076-05:00Party switcher watch
The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that Democratic Rep. Rodney Alexander is "seriously considering" becoming a Republican. The first-term Congressman had already announced that he is supporting President George W. Bush's re-election bid but said this week that Senator John Kerry is too liberal for both himself and his constituents. Alexander has talked to the Republican Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078543319800107892004-03-05T22:21:00.000-05:002004-03-05T22:25:37.763-05:00Colorado Senate 2004
Popular Colorado Governor Bill Owens is seriously considering entering the Senate race following the announcement Wednesday that Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R) is not seeking re-election. Owens said he has received pressure from the White House to enter the race but that he won't decide for 7-10 days. According to the Rocky Mountain News, what Owens decides could have Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078459293218912622004-03-04T23:01:00.000-05:002004-03-04T23:04:34.356-05:00Eight months before election polls
An Associated Press-sponsored Ipsos-Public Affairs poll finds President George W. Bush leading Senator John Kerry 46%-45% with independent Ralph Nader playing "spoiler" at 6%. 771 Americans were polled March 1-3.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-107845896508206892004-03-04T22:56:00.000-05:002004-03-04T22:59:05.483-05:00Veep selection
Senator John Kerry, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, picked Jim Johnson, Walter Mondale's 1984 campaign manager, in charge of his vice presidential selection committee.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078376901177719012004-03-04T00:08:00.000-05:002004-03-04T00:11:20.903-05:00Veep watch
New York Times mentions that former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn is beginning to come up in discussions about the Democratic vice presidential nominee.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078355422719341022004-03-03T18:10:00.000-05:002004-03-03T18:13:22.123-05:00Colorado Senate 2004
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R, CO) has announced he will not seek re-election pointing to health concerns. The 70-year-old native Americans -- the only in the Senate -- underwent treatment for prostate cancer last year. A member of his office staff have also been embroiled in a minor scandal. Initial speculation has popular Governor Bill Owens as the front-runner for Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078340337205976272004-03-03T13:58:00.000-05:002004-03-03T14:01:55.670-05:00John Who?
That's what people will be asking when (not really if) Senator (then former Senator) John Edwards runs to the presidency in 2008. Writing for National Review Online Michael Graham wonders "without an ideology, or a base of political successes, or a group of dedicated followers, how does Edwards stay in the game the next four years?" There is no core of support, just Democratic voters Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078294952256904482004-03-03T01:22:00.000-05:002004-03-03T01:26:51.513-05:00Primary results
California: Senator John Kerry leads Senator John Edwards with 66%-19% with Howard Dean in third with 5%. (30% counted)
Connecticut: Kerry leading Edwards 58%-24% followed by Senator Joseph Lieberman at 5%. (99% counted)
Georgia: Kerry beat Edwards 47%-42% followed by Al Sharpton at 6%.
Ohio: Kerry beat Edwards 52%-34%, with Rep. Dennis Kucinich in third with 9%.
Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078276441985564032004-03-02T20:14:00.000-05:002004-03-02T20:17:00.076-05:00No sweep for Kerry
On their website, CNN reports that with 15% of the vote counted in Vermont, Howard Dean is leading Senator John Kerry 56%-37%.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078276388044246782004-03-02T20:13:00.000-05:002004-03-02T20:16:06.140-05:00Edwards out
Senator John Edwards is on CNN speaking with the caption underneath that he is quitting the race. That leaves Rep. Dennis Kucinich and Al Sharpton as Senator John Kerry's only challengers for the Democratic presidential nomination. You can stop laughing now. Ok, you can stop now. All right, come back to Paulitics when you stop laughing.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078229889186017052004-03-02T07:18:00.000-05:002004-03-02T07:21:06.436-05:00Not so super Tuesday for Edwards -- 3 predictions
Paulitics is predicting a clean sweep for Senator John Kerry: 10 for 10. Polls in every state except Minnesota, for which I haven't seen any, show Kerry with double digit leads including those states (Georgia, Maryland, Ohio) in which Senator John Edwards supposedly has a chance at winning. As the North Carolina senator said himself yesterday, "Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078229277976591942004-03-02T07:07:00.000-05:002004-03-02T07:10:55.356-05:00Colorado Senate 2004
The Washington Times reports that Colorado businessman Rutt Bridges will become a candidate for the Democratic Senate nomination in order to challenge Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R). Bridges, founder of the centre-left Bighorn Center for Public Policy, is expected to fund most of his own campaign. He is probably the biggest name in a race that already includes school Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078112459159918302004-02-29T22:40:00.000-05:002004-02-29T23:03:11.840-05:00Georgia Democratic primary
The popular analysis of the future of Senator John Edwards' campaign (see Maryland Democratic primary story below) requires, among other things, victories in states such as Georgia on Tuesday in order to continue his quest to become the Democratic presidential nominee. According to a Zogby International tracking poll (February 29), that is not going to happen. Senator Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078102621521052712004-02-29T19:57:00.000-05:002004-02-29T19:59:56.233-05:00Maryland Democratic primary
The New York Times reports that time is quickly running out on Senator John Edwards to start winning some primaries and speculates -- it is not reporting -- that if he doesn't win several states on Tuesday, he will have to drop out of the race. The paper finds that the four best chances of Edwards besting Senator John Kerry to be Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota and Ohio.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1078091824723656222004-02-29T16:57:00.000-05:002004-02-29T16:59:59.250-05:00Battleground Ohio
The Associated Press reports that with "traditional tossup states" such as Florida and Missouri beginning to lean more towards the Republicans and other tossups states such as Pennsylvania and Michigan moving toward the Democratic column, Ohio is the key swing state in 2004. Ohio has 20 electoral votes and the AP reminds readers that no Republican has ever won the presidency Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077843997057154552004-02-26T20:06:00.000-05:002004-02-26T20:09:28.343-05:00Georgia Democratic primary
A Zogby International poll of 395 Democratic primary voters found that Senator John Kerry leads Senator John Edwars 39%-23% followed by Al Sharpton (9%) and Rep. Dennis Kucinich (1%). More than one in five -- 21%) were undecided. Pollster John Zogby said that the large undecided number means it is a wide-open race. Kerry's campaign is lowering expectations by noting Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077842446126468042004-02-26T19:40:00.000-05:002004-02-26T19:43:37.060-05:00Endorsement watch
The New York Times endorses Senator John Kerry for the Democratic presidential nomination, five days before New York's primary. The paper says Kerry's electability is superseded by his experience. It says that Senator John Edwards may connect better with voters but that ultimately his scant political experience (six years as a senator) does not qualify someone to be president Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077772172075333322004-02-26T00:09:00.000-05:002004-02-26T00:12:22.186-05:00Endorsement watch/veep watch
The Boston Globe reports that Senator Bob Graham, who dropped out of the Democratic presidential nominating race last Fall, and who is angling to get short-listed again for the vice presidential slot (reportedly he was on the list in 2000, 1992 and perhaps 1988), will endorse front-running Senator John Kerry sometime next week. When asked by reporters if what he Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077757684936638172004-02-25T20:08:00.000-05:002004-02-25T20:10:54.840-05:00Endorsement watch
Senator John Kerry presented a "parade" (Washington Post's description) of endorsement in Maryland including colleagues Paul S. Sarbanes and Barbara A. Mikulski, Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley, Reps. Chris Van Hollen, Steny H. Hoyer, Benjamin L. Cardin and C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and several state and local officials. Senator John Edwards most prominent Maryland supporter, Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077685685123530612004-02-25T00:08:00.000-05:002004-02-25T00:10:53.890-05:00Utah Democratic primary
With about 75% of the vote counted, Senator John Kerry leads Senator John Edwards 54%-30% followed by Dennis Kucinich 7% and various drop-outs with 0-4%. There will be 23 pledged delegates divided between Kerry and Edwards.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077685547563270022004-02-25T00:05:00.000-05:002004-02-25T00:12:09.013-05:00Idaho Democratic primary
There are 18 pledged delegates and with about half counted (less than 1,000) Senator John Kerry leads Senator John Edwards 68%-20% followed by Howard Dean 9% (despite the fact he dropped out of the race last week).Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077685067505305062004-02-24T23:57:00.000-05:002004-02-25T00:00:36.360-05:00Tuesday's primaries
In the last primaries before the big March 2 primaries, Hawaii, Idaho and Utah went to the polls and early indications are that they overwhelmingly backed Senator John Kerry. More later.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077681461541280492004-02-24T22:57:00.000-05:002004-02-24T23:00:29.543-05:00Nebraska Congress 2004
There are six candidates for the Republican Congressional nomination for the seat being vacated by 13-term Rep. Doug Bereuter (R). The Lincoln Journal Star characterized all six GOP contestants for the race to represent the 1st CD as "conservative" and most railed against an activist judiciary and in favour of a federal marriage amendment.
Bereuter has endorsed Speaker of Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077680899137641982004-02-24T22:48:00.000-05:002004-02-24T22:51:07.250-05:00California Democratic primary
A Los Angeles Times poll of 560 likely Democratic primary voters (which includes Democrats and independents) finds Senator John Kerry leading Senator John Edwards 56%-24% followed by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (4%) and Al Sharpton (1%). The Times reports that "Kerry's support in the primary cuts across a broad range of demographic groups. He wins majorities of men, women,Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077591899513672322004-02-23T22:04:00.000-05:002004-02-23T22:07:46.810-05:00Illinois Democratic primary
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a Rasmussen Research poll conducted for the Daily Southtown of 578 likly Democratic voters found Senator John Kerry leading Senator John Edwards 61%-22% followed by Al Sharpton (7%) and Rep. Dennis Kucinich (3%). The primary will be held March 16.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077590473868062112004-02-23T21:41:00.000-05:002004-02-23T21:44:00.793-05:00California Democratic primary
The Los Angeles Times reports that a Public Policy Institute of California poll completed February 16 found that Senator John Kerry leads Senator John Edwards 56%-10%. But the survey was conducted before the February 17 primary in Wisconsin which saw a surprisingly close race between Kerry and Edwards and which was followed by Howard Dean dropping out.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077511325636336682004-02-22T23:42:00.000-05:002004-02-22T23:44:51.140-05:00Veep watch
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak says Democratic strategists like the idea of Indiana Senator Evan Bayh as Senator John Kerry's running-mate. Worried about GOP attacks on Kerry as a "Massachusetts liberal," Kerry supporters say Bayh would add balance to the ticket. Novak says "Bayh is no conservative, earning a 100 percent liberal rating from the Americans for Democratic Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077486092091451592004-02-22T16:41:00.000-05:002004-02-22T16:44:17.200-05:00Nader in
Consumer activist and former presidential candidate announced today that he will run for the presidency as an independent candidate. In 2000, he garnered about 3 million votes as the Green Party candidate and Democrats blame him for President George W. Bush's victory. Nader will have a more difficult time qualifying for the ballot in all 50 states as an independent. He said he is Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077485651056801342004-02-22T16:34:00.000-05:002004-02-22T16:36:56.246-05:00Florida Senate 2004
The St. Petersburg Times reports that Pinellas Commissioner Barbara Sheen Todd (R), a veteran of county politics, will not run for the party's Senate nomination. Although rumoured to be interested in a run, she has not taken part in candidates' meetings and was seldom mentioned in lists of possible candidates in the media or with pollsters. She had filed papers in October in Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077415872538901032004-02-21T21:11:00.000-05:002004-02-21T21:13:56.936-05:00New York Senate 2004
Howard Mills, the deputy Republican leader in the state Assembly, will seek the GOP nomination to run against Senator Charles Schumer. Mills said that Schumer can be beaten because the one-term senator has not served in New York's interests: He's focused on press conferences on Sunday and not delivering on Monday." Schumer has almost $20 million in the bank, more than any Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077337671764790742004-02-20T23:27:00.000-05:002004-02-20T23:30:34.700-05:00Nader to announce intentions on Sunday
Consumer activist and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader will announce on Sunday on Meet the Press whether he will run for president this year. Many Democrats are concerned that if he runs 2004 will be a repeat of 2000 in which Nader was blamed by some liberals for President George W. Bush's victory. Nader ran under the Green Party banner. He Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077336667330675802004-02-20T23:11:00.000-05:002004-02-20T23:13:50.483-05:00Idaho Senate 2004
Senator Michael Crapo (R) has announced he will seek re-election and that he hopes to focus on eliminating the deficit. Crapo is assumed to be a shoe-in for this overwhelmingly Republican state and the Democrats still have no announced candidates. Crapo has $1.1 million on hand for his re-election campaign.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077237836581976092004-02-19T19:43:00.000-05:002004-02-19T19:46:37.700-05:00Vermont Democratic primary
The AP reports that when Howard Dean was the clear front-runner, Senator John Edwards decided to not put his name on the primary ballot to ... I don't know, save the $2,000 registration fee. The only remaining candidates on the ballot will be Senator John Kerry and Rep. Dennis Kucinich along with Dean and retired General Wesley Clark who have both dropped out. At stakePaul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077237261185690572004-02-19T19:34:00.000-05:002004-02-19T19:38:09.686-05:00Endorsement watch
The AFL-CIO endorsed Senator John Kerry for the Democratic presidential nomination. Comprised of 64 unions representing 13 million workers, he promised to put its full support behind Kerry in the Democratic nomination and presidential campaigns despite the fact that Kerry voted in 1993 for NAFTA. Teamsters President James P. Hoffa said Kerry has gotten better over the years: Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077163843265188862004-02-18T23:10:00.000-05:002004-02-18T23:13:23.670-05:00Kentucky Congress 2004
Last November, Rep. Ernie Fletcher won the governorship of Kentucky. The man he beat won a special election yesterday to take his old Congressional District. Former Attorney General Ben Chandler (D) beat state Senator Alice Forgy Kerr 55%-43%. It marked the first time Democrats won a Congressional special election since 1991.
The Democrats say the results portend trouble Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1077162936701189402004-02-18T22:55:00.000-05:002004-02-18T22:58:16.496-05:00Wisconsin Democrati primary results/fallout
Senator John Kerry barely beat Senator John Edwards, "barely" being defined as 6% (40-34%). So, the Washington Post's take on this is that the coronation is postponed. Edwards' close result justifies him continuing his campaign, to see how he fares in one-on-one races in the March 2 (New York, Ohio, California, Georgia and more) and possibly March 9 (Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076989183366421362004-02-16T22:39:00.000-05:002004-02-16T22:42:20.606-05:00Wisconsin Democratic primary
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel endorsed Senator John Edwards for the Democratic presidential nomination saying the North Carolina politician is "the man who can take his party's common vision for the nation and convince voters that it offers the right course for America." The paper says that either Edwards or Senator John Kerry, the front-runner, would both present Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076988512124132042004-02-16T22:28:00.000-05:002004-02-16T22:31:09.513-05:00California Senate 2004
The liberal San Francisco Chronicle has endorsed the most conservative of the GOP candidates for the Republican nomination, former California Secretary of State Bill Jones. The paper brought particular attention to his pro-life views as it wondered whether his position on the issue made him "too conservative for California's electorate." But ultimately it his record of Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076881724771518332004-02-15T16:48:00.000-05:002004-02-15T16:51:20.186-05:00Arkansas Governor 2006/Senate 2008 and beyond
The Charlotte Observer reports that despite claims by retired General Wesley Clark that his abortive run for the Democratic presidential nomination this time around would be his only forray into elected politics, his wife Gert Clark hinted he might be seen on the campaign trails again. Introducing her husband as he bowed out of the race, she said "Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076881114722111942004-02-15T16:38:00.000-05:002004-02-15T16:41:10.263-05:00Texas Democratic primary
According to a SurveyUSA poll conducted February 8-10, Senator John Kerry is the clear favourite among likely Democratic primary voters in the Lone Star State. Kerry is supported by 47% of respondents followed by Senator John Edwards (17%), Howard Dean (16%), Wesley Clark -- who has since dropped out of the race -- (9%), others (8%) and just 4% undecided. Dean voters arePaul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076880485965203572004-02-15T16:28:00.000-05:002004-02-15T16:30:41.640-05:00Saturday Democratic caucses
Senator John Kerry solidified his lead as the Democratic front-runner by winning caucuses in Nevada and Washington DC Saturday.
In Nevada, he won 63% followed by Howard Dean (17%), Senator John Edwards (10%), Rep. Dennis Kucinich (7%) and Al Sharpton (1%). Kerry won with a smaller margin in DC with 47%, Sharpton (20%), Dean (17%), Edwards (10%), Kucinich (3%).
The Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076744290105374092004-02-14T02:38:00.000-05:002004-02-14T02:40:43.466-05:00Today's caucuses
With all eyes on Wisconsin to see how Howard Dean will do there, very little attention has been given to the fact that Washington DC and Nevada hold their Democratic caucuses today (February 14). Recall, also Dean won the meaningless Washington DC caucus in January, before Iowa. It will be interesting to see who wins later today -- and to see if it registers on the media's radarPaul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076743630364711522004-02-14T02:27:00.000-05:002004-02-14T02:29:43.856-05:00Missouri Senate 2004
Focusing on President George W. Bush, Missouri Treasurer Nancy Farmer announced that she will seek the Democratic Senate nomination. The St. Louis Dispatch reports that she named her eventual opponent, Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond only twice and in one of those instances, "it was to point out that Bond had voted Bush's way '98 percent of the time'." Farmer, who first was Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076713880630933752004-02-13T18:11:00.000-05:002004-02-13T18:13:53.856-05:00Kerry would beat Bush in New York
The Daily News reports that a Quinnipiac University poll shows that Senator John Kerry would beat President George W. Bush 88%-7%. The QU poll also shows that Democrats oppose the War in Iraq, are angry with Bush and that the election will be fought on domestic issues.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076713573589470082004-02-13T18:06:00.000-05:002004-02-13T18:08:46.890-05:00Dean makes pitch to Kucinich supporters
Campaigning at the University of Wisconsin, Howard Dean pleads with Dennis Kucinich supporters to vote for him in Tuesday's primary. "If you think Dennis is the right person to vote for, then please vote for him, never settle for the lesser of two evils," he said. "But we are able to raise the money and I have an executive record that allows me to go afterPaul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076713468155430122004-02-13T18:04:00.000-05:002004-02-13T18:07:01.466-05:00Veep watch
The Washington Times reports that Virginia Governor Mark Warner (D) is on the shortlist of potential running mates for Senator John Kerry. Such speculation is fueled by the fact that a Virginia delegate introduced Warner earlier this week as "the next vice president" of the United States. Rumours also swirl that Senator Bob Graham (FL), Governor Michael Easley (NC) and Senator Mary Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076649450658230462004-02-13T00:17:00.000-05:002004-02-13T00:20:02.763-05:00Endorsement watch
One formal, one not so much so, for Senator John Kerry. Wesley Clark, who earlier this week dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, is expected to endorse Kerry later today. Also, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, while ostensibly neutral is appearing with Kerry at campaign events in the state and is "lavish" in his praise for the senator.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076599212241760962004-02-12T10:20:00.000-05:002004-02-12T10:22:43.500-05:00Nevada Senate 2004
With their prize candidate, Rep. Jim Gibbons, out of the race to challenge Senator Harry Reid (D), Republicans have been scrambling to find the best of the second tier of candidates. The best of that lot, state Treasurer Brian Krolicki, has just dropped out also. He said that it is unlikely any Republican can beat the Senate Minority Leader who already amassed a war chest of Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076598367356634822004-02-12T10:06:00.000-05:002004-02-12T10:08:38.796-05:00Veep watch
The Boston Globe reports that despite what the excitement that many people feel for a Democratic ticket of the Senators John (Kerry and Edwards), it seems unlikely. People, by the way, is defined as political pundits, a rather small voting class indeed. The Globe says "interviews with both campaigns indicate a Kerry-Edwards ticket is unlikely, and advisers to both men lack the Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076547288643471282004-02-11T19:54:00.000-05:002004-02-11T19:57:18.606-05:00Wisconsin Democratic primary
Before Senator John Kerry's victories in Virginia and Tennesee yesterday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that according to poll of likely Democratic primary voters, Kerry is headed to another victory next Tuesday. The Journal Sentinel/WTMJ-TV-sponsored Market Shares Corp. poll found Kerry had the support of 45% followed by retired General and Democratic Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076545847987731542004-02-11T19:30:00.000-05:002004-02-11T19:33:18.246-05:00Dean favours Edwards over Kerry
The Associated Press reports that Howard Dean thinks that Senator John Edwards would be a better candidate in terms of electability than Senator John Kerry, the current Democratic frontrunner. Dean told CBS today that "My fear is that he [Kerry] actually won't be the strongest Democratic candidate." He told the AP that no matter who wins the nomination, he will Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076478541100813842004-02-11T00:49:00.000-05:002004-02-11T00:51:30.030-05:00Wisconsin poll numbers
No not the Democratic primary but the Senate and presidential races. The Milwaukee Sentinel-Journal and the Capital Times sponsored University of Wisconsin Survey Center poll of 502 Wisconsin resident found that a majority want Senator Russ Feingold (D) re-elected (52% re-elect, 26% want someone else, and 22% were undecided). Nearly a majority want someone other than Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076474681576477672004-02-10T23:44:00.000-05:002004-02-10T23:47:10.513-05:00Veep watch II/Clark out
The Associated Press has just reported that retired General Wesley Clark has dropped out of the race to become the Democratic presidential nominee. No sooner had he dropped out than his name was mentioned -- at least by the AP reporter -- as a vice presidential candidate: "New to politics, Clark may still have a future. At 59, he is young enough for another race and, withPaul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076472419249405342004-02-10T23:06:00.000-05:002004-02-10T23:09:28.653-05:00Tuesday primaries
The themes with tonight's two primaries (Viriginia and Tennessee) is that Senator John Kerry -- the Massachusetts liberal -- can win in the more conservative South and that the other candidates should now exit the race. The New York Times reported "The victories were Mr. Kerry's first in the South, and an important test of his national appeal." The Washington Post opened its Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076470844798779892004-02-10T22:40:00.000-05:002004-02-10T22:50:54.216-05:00Dean in even if he doesn't win Wisconsin
Howard Dean has reversed himself on whether or not he will continue his campaign to become the Democratic presidential nominee if he loses Wisconsin's February 17 primary. Last week he said he was out if he did not win. But after his supporters urged him to stay, Dean said "I've just changed my mind," and added, "I don't think this is a responsible time Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076470460062101292004-02-10T22:34:00.000-05:002004-02-10T22:36:49.060-05:00Veep watch
Writing at National Review Online, David Hogberg, a research analyst at the Iowa-based Public Interest Institute, says that rumours that Senator John Kerry is considering Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack as his running mate just don't make sense. Vilsack is in the middle of a budget battle which includes tax and spending increases and Vilsack's record on past budgets is uninspiring and Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076469526095746402004-02-10T22:18:00.000-05:002004-02-10T22:21:15.296-05:00South Carolina Senate 2004
The US Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Rep. Jim DeMint (R) in the GOP Senate primary. DeMint is among five Republicans seeking the GOP Senate nomination; the others include formrer Governor David Beasley, former Attorney General Charlie Condon, Charleston developer Thomas Ravenel and Myrtle Beach Mayor Mark McBride. On the Democratic side, state Education Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076296846769418362004-02-08T22:20:00.000-05:002004-02-08T22:23:13.170-05:00Maine Democratic caucus
Senator John Kerry seems to have won yet another caucus, this one in Maine. Kerry has 46% support follwed by Howard Dean (26%), Rep. Dennis Kucinich (13%), Senator John Edwards (9%), Wesley Clark (4%), uncommitted (1%) and Al Sharpton, whose support doesn't even warrant a round-up to 1%. These results are with 40% of the caucus precincts counted. While the total numbers Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076296198924499382004-02-08T22:09:00.000-05:002004-02-08T22:12:25.466-05:00Tennessee Democratic primary
A SurveyUSA poll conducted before the February 2 primaries and caucuses found that Senator John Kerry was the favourite among Democrats in Tennessee. The WBIR-TV Knoxville/WXIA-TV Atlanta-sponsored poll of 656 certain Tennessee primary voters found Kerry the favourite of 31% of respondents followed by Wesley Clark (26%), Senator John Edwards (20%), Howard Dean (15%),Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076285390593567992004-02-08T19:09:00.000-05:002004-02-08T19:12:16.950-05:00Edwards tries to affect the expectation game
Senator John Edwards has said that not winning the two southern primaries on February 10 (Virginia and Tennessee) will not mean the end of this campaign. He said "This is very much for me a long-term process. It's a war of attrition ... I'm in it until I'm the nominee."Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076285178016544062004-02-08T19:06:00.000-05:002004-02-08T20:55:56.826-05:00Endorsement watch
Viriginia Governor Mark Warner (D) has endorsed Senator John Kerry, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. With the primary in being held on Tuesday, Mark Rozell, a professor of politics at Catholic University in Washington, told the Washington Post that it will not likely move a lot of people in Kerry's direction. But he did say it gave Kerry, a New Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076284831891956282004-02-08T19:00:00.000-05:002004-02-08T19:02:58.373-05:00Kerry's Saturday
Senator John Kerry wins in Michigan and Washington state, making it 9 victories in the first 11 primaries and caucuses. In Washington (with 97% of precincts reporting), Kerry had 49% followed by Howard Dean 30%, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (8%), Senator John Edwards (7%) and retired General Wesley Clark (3%). There is very little commentary about the significance of an unserious Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076049740296238532004-02-06T01:42:00.000-05:002004-02-06T01:44:42.466-05:00Dean out if he doesn't win Wisconsin
In a startling departure from his recent comments, Howard Dean sent an email to supporters saying that if he did not win the February 17 Wisconsin primary, he would drop out of the race. "The entire race has come down to this: we must win Wisconsin," wrote Dean in an email which pleaded for donatoins. He asked supporters for $50 each to help pay for a TV ad Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076041422829430272004-02-05T23:23:00.000-05:002004-02-05T23:26:05.200-05:00Endorsement watch II
The Detroit-based bilingual newpaper Arab American News has endorsed retired General Wesley Clark. He is the best to challenge to the worldview of "a small cabal of extremist neoconservatives" who threaten Arab civil liberties at home and lives abroad. At stake in the 2004 election is perhaps nothing less "the continued existence of America" itself. They support Senator JohnPaul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076039406640397192004-02-05T22:50:00.000-05:002004-02-05T22:52:29.310-05:00State-by-state totals
USA Today has a section with vote and delegate totals and links to more specific county by county information on each candidate so you can see not only how well Senator John Kerry and Rep. Dennis Kucinich did but former Senator Carol Moseley Braun and Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr., too.Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076038902139370222004-02-05T22:41:00.000-05:002004-02-05T22:44:04.310-05:00Colorado Senate 2004
Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb has said he will not seek the Democratic Senate nomination in Colorado, depriving the Democrats of their third choice to challenge Senator Ben Nighthorse Campabell, a Democrat-turned-Republican (in 1995) thought to be vulnerable in 2004. Last week, former Senator Gary Hart (1972-1986) bowed out of the race and last Fall, Rep. Mark Udall Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076038458691170672004-02-05T22:34:00.000-05:002004-02-05T22:36:40.920-05:00Kucinich is out of it
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D, OH) is not just out of the race -- he was out of that before the campaign began -- but he is now out of touch with reality. The Associated Press reports "Democrat Dennis Kucinich has only two delegates and low single-digit showings after nine nominating contests, yet he said Wednesday he's staying in the presidential race. 'The race for the Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1076026356395239172004-02-05T19:12:00.000-05:002004-02-05T19:14:58.640-05:00Endorsement watch
The Associated Press has just reported that Rep. Dick Gephardt will endorse Democratic frontrunner, Senator John Kerry in Michigan tomorrow. Gephardt dropped out of the race last month after a disappointing fourth-place finish in Iowa. Before exiting the race, Gephardt was endorsed by some 20 unions but that labour support failed to materialize in votes. The AP reports that thePaul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1075960544426445292004-02-05T00:55:00.000-05:002004-02-05T01:14:07.123-05:00Tennessee Democratic primary
A Nashville Tennessean-sponsored Mason-Dixon poll conducted last week (before the February 3 primaries and caucuses) had Senator John Kerry leading retired General Wesley Clark and Senator John Edwards 31%-22%-13%. Another Tennessean story reports that Clark has called the state a "must-win." At least political analyst says that Kerry winning this Southern state willPaul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1075960401127948452004-02-05T00:53:00.000-05:002004-02-05T00:55:41.716-05:00Virginia Democratic primary
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that retired General Wesley Clark has pulled a TV ad in the state, but the Clark campaign vehemently denies they are scaling back efforts there. The ads were pulled from the northern Virginia market which requires advertising on more expensive Washington DC-based television stations. The Clark campaign still advertises elsewhere in Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1075959720746268262004-02-05T00:42:00.000-05:002004-02-05T00:44:21.483-05:00Michigan Democratic caucus II
The Detroit Free Press reports that Howard Dean's campaign manager still says the candidate's goal is to win the most delegates in Michigan's caucus this weekend. Earlier this week, Dean seemed to downplay Michigan but campaign chief Roy Neel Dean will campaign hard in the state: "He certainly didn't mean to say that he wasn't fighting to win Michigan." But Neel Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1075911749778852002004-02-04T11:22:00.000-05:002004-02-04T11:24:50.030-05:00Michigan Democratic caucus
The Detroit News reports that Senator John Kerry holds what seems like an unsurrmountable lead over Howard Dean in Michigan. A Detroit News/Mitchell tracking poll has Kerry at 56% compared to Dean's 12% among the 450 likely Michigan caucus voters surveyed. Nearly one in five respondents were undecided. According to the Associated Press, neither Senator John Edwards or Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1075907441394255792004-02-04T10:10:00.000-05:002004-02-04T10:13:01.733-05:00Al Sharpton irrelevancy watch
The New York Times reports that preacher and civil rights agitator Al Sharpton failed to achieve either of his two goals in South Carolina, the first primary state in which black voters were to play a large role. Sharpton finished third with 10% of the vote (compared to 46% for Senator John Edwards and around 30% for Senator John Kerry). But he failed to win the Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1075907050674792202004-02-04T10:04:00.000-05:002004-02-05T01:00:58.950-05:00Wesley Clark drop out watch
The New York Post reports that Wesley Clark supporter New York state Senate Minority Leader David Paterson (D), said of his candidate "I think the general is about to meet Sitting Bull," alluding to General George Custer's defeat at the Little Bighorn. While saying that he will continue to support Clark as long as he remains a candidate, Paterson told an Albany radio Paul Tunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846373.post-1075867423990035252004-02-03T23:03:00.000-05:002004-02-03T23:06:03.793-05:00Results
Most media is declaring Senator John Kerry the victor (Reuters, Washington Post are two such examples). Paulitics takes a slightly different analysis declaring four victors.
So far Senator John Edwards has won South Carolina and only he and Kerry took delegates there. Senator John Kerry won Delaware with more than 50% and although no other candidate got 15% of the vote, CNN is projectingPaul Tunsnoreply@blogger.com