Q&A: The Florida primary
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- Rudolph W. Giuliani’s Florida Primary Speech
- The race heats up
Q&A: The Florida primary
BBC News – Jan 29, 2008
In 2004 the Florida Democrats held their primary on 9 March a week after John Kerry effectively clinched the Democratic nomination. (There was no Republican primary in 2004 because no-one stood against George Bush. ) Why is Florida being penalised for this? In an attempt to stop the rush to the front of the queue both the Democratic and Republican National Committees decreed that – with certain exceptions – no primaries should take place before 5 February. The Democrats decided to allow four states to hold contests before this date – Iowa and New Hampshire because of their traditional first-in-the-nation status plus Nevada and South Carolina to increase the geographic and demographic diversity of the early contests… Are any other states being penalised for holding contests before 5 February? Yes. Both parties penalised Michigan which held its primary on 15 January. The Republican party also penalised New Hampshire South Carolina and Wyoming which have also already voted. How are they being punished? The Democratic Party is barring all Florida and Michigan delegates from voting for the presidential nominee at the party’s national convention in the summer. The Republican Party is halving the number of delegates from all the rule-breaking states. The whole point of the primaries is to select the delegates who will vote at the national convention so the Democratic primaries in Florida and Michigan now have little more than symbolic value. But there are still 57 Republican delegates at stake and the primary is being hotly contested.
… – State of the Union Reactions – Politics | Republican…
FXNews – Jan 29, 2008
___”The president in his final State of the Union address outlined an agenda that addresses some of our nation’s most pressing challenges. Most immediate is the need for legislation to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). ” _ Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl R-Ariz. ___”I’m pleased with the first steps we’ve made this year to reach agreement with the president on an economic stimulus package.
… – FCC Wants to Fix Phone Fund – Politics | Republican Party…
FXNews – Jan 29, 2008
In its order the FCC tentatively concluded that such a system offers “several potential advantages” over the current system. In his statement Martin wrote that he believes “reverse auctions could provide a technologically and competitively neutral means of controlling the current growth in the fund and ensuring a move to most efficient technologies over time. Martin was joined by fellow Republican commissioners Robert McDowell and Deborah Taylor Tate in favoring the proposal. Democratic Commissioner Michael Copps opposed the reverse auction idea citing concerns that it would make it difficult to ensure that the winning bidder would provide adequate service. Fellow Democratic commissioner Jonathan Adelstein also opposed the idea. The agency also took up a recommendation for comprehensive reform from the joint federal-state board that advises the commission and includes Martin Tate and Copps as members. The joint board recommended that the FCC establish three separate funds to support broadband cell phone service and “providers of last resort.
… – Senator Warns of Rebate Loans – Politics | Republican…
FXNews – Jan 29, 2008
Currently the compliance rate is about 83 percent he said a factor behind the tax gap which is estimated at around $290 billion a year. Shulman acknowledged that the tax gap with some people getting away with not paying their fair share had the potential to undermine the system. He said one key to narrowing the gap was more third-party reporting where employers provide the IRS with information on employees. The top Republican on the committee Charles Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Ken Salazar D-Colo. pressed Shulman on the issue of tax abuses by charitable organizations. That “gets into sensitive issues” Shulman said.
Rudolph W. Giuliani’s Florida Primary Speech
New York Times – Jan 29, 2008
You know the 12 commitments. I think they outline the challenges for America for the next four eight and ten years and I’m very proud that we conducted our campaign around them and around ideas and ideas that will enliven America and that will make America stronger. (APPLAUSE)Finally finally we need to reestablish very very clearly the idea that the Republican Party the party of Lincoln and the party of Reagan and the party of Bush is a Republican Party.
The race heats up
Jerusalem Post – Jan 29, 2008
What is motivating the American voter to identify with the Democratic Party in such increasing numbers? Clearly it is both an attraction and repulsion. Voters are attracted to the message of the Democratic candidates who offer better leadership and a program for change from the Bush years. They are also repelled by the mismanagement of the Republican party for the past 7 years and are fearful of a continuation of the same disastrous policies by Bush wannabes. Certainly the problems with the domestic economy is one of the principal reasons that disturbs ordinary people – the working class and the lower middle class – that constitute the majority of the population in general and the Democratic Party in particular. While the Republicans have rewarded the wealthy privileged classes they have failed the vast majority of Americans who are finding it difficult to make ends meet. Unemployment and mortgage foreclosures are hurting too many people. Conventional political wisdom holds that a high turnout on Election Day usually favors the Democratic Party while a lower turnout favors the Republicans.
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