Tag Archive 'primary'

Hillary in 2012?

Posted by Moonage on 26 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race

From Dick Morris, who I highly respect:
Does Hillary want to beat up Obama so that he can’t win the general election in November, assuring McCain of the presidency so that she can have a clear field to run again in 2012? Obviously, if Obama beats McCain, Hillary is out of the picture until 2016, by [...]

Hillary wins nothing, barely

Posted by Moonage on 16 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race

Hillary Clinton took Michigan.  Running against nobody, she claimed 57% of the vote, and got all of the none delegates.  Needless to say, this didn’t tell me much at all.  Michigan lost all of their Democrat delegates for moving their primary up too early in the process and the DNC did not approve.  For one [...]

Independent voters key to New Hampshire primary?

Posted by Moonage on 08 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race

First of all, here’s where I stand on the issue of independent voters:
In United States politics, the term independent voter typically refers to an enrolled voter who is explicitly not a member of any political party…….
Now, the purpose of a primary election is defined as:
…primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates [...]

Crunch time for the candidates?

Posted by Moonage on 27 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race

A lot is being made of the Iowa and New Hampshire caucuses.  Now we’re facing “crunch time“.  Let’s look at a little history, shall we?
Here’s Iowa’s history of caucus voting:
Democrats

January 19, 2004 - John Kerry (38%), John Edwards (32%), Howard Dean (18%), Richard Gephardt (11%) and Dennis Kucinich (1%)
January 24, 2000 - Al Gore (63%), [...]