http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/primary/ en-us Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:09:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085109/posts "Rep. Don Young, a 35-year veteran of the U.S. House and currently under federal investigation, narrowly won the Republican primary battle Wednesday to keep his seat, Alaska's only one in the House of Representatives," the AP says. "In a close race only decided with the final counting of about 350 outstanding absentee and questioned ballots, Young beat Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell by 304 votes. Young finished with 48,195 votes; Parnell had 47,891 votes.... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085109/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:09:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083696/posts We have to admit, we’re up super early today to monitor the Massachusetts Democrats’ primary, between challenger Ed O’Reilly and incumbent John Kerry. Turnout is expected to be very light, which should favor O’Reilly. (Snip) As much as we like Ed O’Reilly, we’re actually interested in this race for another reason. We believe if Kerry loses today to O’Reilly that SoetorObama will lose the state of Masssachusetts to John McCain in November. HillBuzz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083696/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:30:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078699/posts Comedian Al Franken grabbed the Democratic nomination Tuesday for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, setting up a showdown with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman that had been years in the making. Franken, who gained fame as a "Saturday Night Live" cast member, easily beat six other candidates chasing the Democratic nod. Coleman trounced his only opponent, an expatriate living in Italy. WCCO.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078699/posts#comment Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:02:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074612/posts As much as I dislike Huckabee (global warming, amnesty, pardoning criminals who "found" Jesus, only to kill again, religious bigotry), I have to hand it to him for giving a barn-burner of a speech last night. But I did have to check out his best line that Sarah Palin got more votes for mayor than he did for president. This is only true if you count the total of the caucus states. Sarah Palin was re-elected mayor with 909 votes. Biden got 287 caucus votes but 81,490 primary votes. Click the little underlined "+" sign at the source to see... U.S. Election Atlas http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074612/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 16:37:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068949/posts Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska won the Republican primary in his home state on Tuesday, soundly defeating six Republican challengers less than a month after he was indicted by a federal grand jury for concealing more than $250,000 in gifts from an oil services company. The victory for Mr. Stevens, 84, means he now moves to a tough general election campaign against Mayor Mark Begich of Anchorage, who easily won the Democratic primary on Tuesday and leads the senator in polls. Mr. Stevens enters the general election also having to prepare for his trial, which is scheduled to begin in... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068949/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:40:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063537/posts Apparent primary losers may soon give both Democrats and Republicans a chance to take a fresh look at crossover voting, which has long been accepted - at least tacitly and sometimes openly - by both parties in Tennessee. Recall, for example, that Bob Corker was criticized by opponents in the 2006 Republican U.S. Senate primary for past voting in Democratic primaries. The votes came while he was living in Nashville, serving as state finance commissioner. Corker readily acknowledged that he voted in Davidson County Democratic primaries but denied that made any difference in his GOP credentials. Davidson is strongly Democratic,... Knoxville News Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063537/posts#comment Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:08:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063524/posts In this legislative district, consisting of East Manatee and parts of Sarasota and Hillsborough counties, incumbent Ron Reagan vies with newcomer Kirk Faryniasz in the Republican primary. The winner will compete with Democrat Richard Jackson in the November general election. Reagan's passion for politics and policy and the leadership skills and experience he has gained in his three terms in the Legislature give district residents strong representation. Due to term limits, a fourth term would be his last. The biggest issues again are pocketbook concerns - taxes, property insurance, energy costs - and economic development. Tired of high property insurance... The Bradenton Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063524/posts#comment Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:31:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059678/posts Clinton supporters at Democratic meeting fail in bid to end caucus system The party's platform committee sets aside the caucus amendment, saying the rules committee will deal with it. The new draft party platform is a mixed bag. By Peter Nicholas, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 10, 2008 PITTSBURGH -- Hillary Rodham Clinton loyalists tried Saturday to kill off the caucus system that proved so damaging to her presidential bid, but were beaten back by a Democratic Party leadership firmly under the command of her former rival, Barack Obama. Democrats who supported the New York senator's candidacy pushed to... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059678/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:55:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036245/posts Even in the rough-and-tumble world of Broward politics, it seems odd at first. Three days after Property Appraiser Lori Parrish qualified for re-election, she hand-delivered paperwork to the Broward Elections Office on behalf of a rival candidate for the same post. Parrish was using a technique — critics call it an un-democratic loophole — that's becoming more common in Florida politics. By helping David Longstaff file as a write-in candidate, Parrish ensured that Republicans and independents won't be allowed to participate in the Aug. 26 Democratic primary for property appraiser in which she's favored over challenger Sara Truini. In overwhelmingly... Sun-Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036245/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:03:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028126/posts Yet even if Hillary Clinton goes to great lengths to ensure Obama’s election, there’s no guarantee she’ll emerge unscathed from an Obama loss. “I don’t think there’s any doubt that fingers will be pointed,” said Thomas Schaller, a political scientist at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. “Obama supporters will blame Hillary. … Hillary supporters will say 'I told you so,'” said pollster Scott Rasmussen in an e-mail. Most Democrats, however, express confidence that once the general election begins in earnest, voters will become too absorbed in it to reflect back on the primary. “The nature of this race is going... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028126/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 01:43:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026236/posts Hillary Clinton's campaign said she would end her campaign for president at an event in Washington, D.C. Saturday. Clinton will "thank her supporters and express her support for Senator Obama and party unity," the campaign said in a statement. The campaign initially planned a Friday event, but rescheduled it to Saturday in a second statement, in order "to accomodate more of Senator Clinton's supporters who want to attend." Clinton delivered something approaching a victory speech Tuesday night, just minutes after the media reported that Senator Barack Obama had clinched the nomination with a majority of the pledged delegates. But reality... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026236/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:58:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026100/posts Her defiant victory speech Tuesday night and her campaign’s silence this morning have Clinton’s aides and supporters asking the same question she asked herself last night: “What does Hillary want?” “She’s holding out for something – but I’m not sure what it is,” a usually well-informed campaign advisor who spoke to Clinton yesterday told Politico. Other Clinton supporters, meanwhile, pressed her case for the Vice Presidency in a variety of forums, with congressional supporters led by Debbie Wasserman-Schultz of Florida considering a letter to Obama pressing that case, Wasserman-Schultz’s chief of staff said. But they were slowed by the lack... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026100/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 22:47:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025864/posts Duncan D. Hunter scored an overwhelming victory Tuesday in the Republican primary election to replace his father, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, beating a field of candidates by the kind of margin more often won by incumbents than first-time candidates. With nearly 90 percent of precincts reporting, Hunter, 31, a Marine Corps Reserve Captain, led with 73 percent of the vote. His nearest Republican opponent, Brian Jones, a Santee Councilman and former minister, trailed with just 16 percent. The win propels Hunter into a fall showdown against Democrat Mike Lumpkin, 43, a retired Navy SEAL Commander, whose willingness to stray from... San Diego Union - Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025864/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:26:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025566/posts Remarks of Senator Barack Obama -- Final Primary Night Tues., June 3, 2008 19:02:11 ET Tonight, after fifty-four hard-fought contests, our primary season has finally come to an end. Sixteen months have passed since we first stood together on the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Thousands of miles have been traveled. Millions of voices have been heard. And because of what you said -- because you decided that change must come to Washington; because you believed that this year must be different than all the rest; because you chose to listen not to your doubts or... Drudge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025566/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 23:56:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025555/posts Uncommitted Senate superdelegates say they are unlikely to weigh in with endorsements for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) until Wednesday at the earliest. The remaining superdelegates in the Senate say they are holding out in the final hours of the Democratic presidential primary mostly to see what their other colleague, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), chooses to do, and how she decides to move forward in the next 24 hours. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) who has not yet endorsed either Obama or Clinton, urged the 17 other uncommitted superdelegates in his chamber to “keep their decision in their pocket” for... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025555/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 23:42:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025446/posts WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates, becoming the first black candidate ever to lead his party into a fall campaign for the White House. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025446/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 20:24:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025362/posts Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates, becoming the first black candidate ever to lead his party into a fall campaign for the White House. Campaigning on an insistent call for change, Obama outlasted former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in a historic race that sparked record turnout in primary after primary, yet exposed deep racial divisions within the party. The AP tally was based on public commitments from delegates as well as more than a dozen private commitments. It also included a minimum number of delegates Obama was... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025362/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 17:37:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a.htm http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a.htm#comment Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025336/posts As California voters go to the polls today in a low-turnout primary, those who bother to show up aren't likely to be happy. With a teetering economy and an unpopular war, only 17 percent of voters in a new state Field Poll believe the country is headed in the right direction, the most dour view in 16 years. With state government facing burgeoning debts and lawmakers debating sweeping cuts or tax hikes, only 23 percent believe California is on the right track, the worst rating in five years. "It is hard to feel kindly about elected representatives and politicians in... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025336/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:00:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025216/posts On the precipice of winning the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama today shared a phone conversation he had with rival Hillary Clinton about uniting the party.... If Obama indeed clinches the nomination after the Montana and South Dakota primaries Tuesday, that meeting could conceivably come as soon as Wednesday in Washington, where both are scheduled to address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference. Boston Glob http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025216/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:07:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025149/posts As the Democratic nomination marathon neared a potential finish line, key senators said the results of Tuesday’s South Dakota and Montana primaries will have a domino effect on uncommitted superdelegates – quite possibly clinching the nomination for Barack Obama. “We want this locked up sooner rather than later,” said Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who has remained undeclared. “Let’s have the nominee and let’s move on. That’s the common thread among the uncommitted superdelegates. … I will be ready after tomorrow night.” With only 31 total pledged delegates at stake in the two states, Obama cannot win enough in the final... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025149/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 03:50:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024939/posts (English-language translation) Thousands of independence supporters and different anti-colonialist organizations marched yesterday towards the Governor's Mansion to repudiate the Democratic primary that was held at the same time throughout the island. Colón Square in Old San Juan was the meeting spot for the multitudinous demonstration in which the leadership of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) and the National Hostosiano Independence Movement participated. Likewise, there was noticeable representation from the island's entertainers and organizations such as Mothers Against War, the Socialist Front, the Electrical Industry Workers Union, and the Puerto Rico Teachers Federation, among others. "We do not get involved... El Vocero de Puerto Rico (Spanish-language article) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024939/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 19:59:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024827/posts Members of Hillary Clinton's advance staff received calls and emails this evening from headquarters summoning them to New York City Tuesday night, and telling them their roles on the campaign are ending, two Clinton staffers tell my colleague Amie Parnes. The advance staffers — most of them now in Puerto Rico, South Dakota, and Montana — are being given the options of going to New York for a final day Tuesday, or going home, the aides said. The move is a sign that the campaign is beginning to shed — at least — some of its staff. The advance staff... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024827/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 15:44:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024567/posts Read the full list of talking points below. THE RULES AND BYLAWS COMMITTEE DECISION * Yesterday’s results are a victory for the people of Florida who will have a voice in selecting our Party’s nominee and will see its delegates seated at our party’s convention. The decision by the Rules and Bylaws Committee honors the votes that were cast by the people of Florida and allocates the delegates accordingly. * We strongly object to the Committee’s decision to undercut its own rules in seating Michigan’s delegates-the decision does not reflect the votes of the people of Michigan. * The Committee... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024567/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:57:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024166/posts El Nuevo Dia, San Juan, Puerto Rico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024166/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 23:24:23 GMT