Delegates Hold Keys to Democratic Nomination
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- Delegates Hold Keys to Democratic Nomination
- McCain Clinches GP Presidential Nomination
- Different voting makes better party
- High drama in crucial US races
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Delegates Hold Keys to Democratic Nomination
NPR – Mar 5, 2008
Multiple Ballots at the Democratic Convention There is a distinct possibility that neither candidate will arrive in Denver in August with enough delegates to sew up the nomination. That could cause problems for the Democrats — to have two candidates slamming each other for the next five months while Arizona Sen. John McCain unifies the Republican Party and prepares for the nomination. History shows the pitfalls of such a scenario: The last time the Democratic convention went past the first ballot for a presidential candidate was in 1952 when the party needed three ballots to nominate Adlai Stevenson. Stevenson lost the election to President Eisenhower. ne reason the Democrats have had more and longer-lasting multi-ballot nominating conventions is because from their first convention in 1832 until they changed the rule at the 1936 convention it took a two-thirds majority to decide the presidential or vice-presidential nomination. The Republicans have always used a simple majority.
McCain Clinches GP Presidential Nomination
Washington Post – Mar 5, 2008
The victories ended one of the great tests of political endurance for a man whose personal mettle was forged by five years in a North Vietnamese prison. His political ambitions were dashed in 2000 by.
Different voting makes better party
Sydney Morning Herald – Mar 5, 2008
For many this will seem radical. But it is not too radical forBritain’s Conservative Party the French Union for a PopularMovement (UMP) or the Canadian Conservative Party. The RepublicanParty and the Democratic Party in the United States have raisedgrassroots participation to unprecedented heights. I would envisage that the Liberal Party adopts a similar modelto our sister party in Britain. In essence the Conservative Partyallows the parliamentary party to choose the candidates who will beoffered to the membership from among their number. The broadermembership of the party then chooses between the two candidates whoemerged from the parliamentary party ballot. Leadership ballots are held only when a spill of the leadershipis initiated and carried by the parliamentary party or when theleader resigns or retires.
High drama in crucial US races
BBC News – Mar 5, 2008
Conservative mistrustMr McCain will need that advantage too if he is to overcome his two big problems. The first is that Democrats have been raising more money and voting in much greater numbers than their Republican rivals in this primary season – and that may give a clue as to the tone of the November general election. The second is that the conservative wing of the Republican Party does not trust his legislative record on issues like the environment and illegal immigration. n the plus side he now has a little time to fix that and to start filling his war chest. You can expect Mr McCain to attempt to make this an election about national security – the field in which he has a clear advantage over any Democrat rival – look out for Iraq to take centre stage in the months to come. And which Democrat will he be facing in the televised debates to come?The truth is we still do not know and in the days and weeks to come we move on to Wyoming to Mississippi and to Pennsylvania with the Democrats as divided as ever between Mr bama’s soaring oratory and Mrs Clinton’s seeming unsinkable fighting spirit.
… – Presidential Candidate Quotes – Politics | Republican…
FXNews – Mar 5, 2008
You know what they say: As hio goes so goes the nation. ___ Illinois Sen. Barack bama _ “If I am the nominee of this party I will not allow us to be distracted by the same politics that seeks to divide us with false charges and meaningless labels. In this campaign we will not stand for the politics that uses religion as a wedge and patriotism as a bludgeon.
Analysis: Republican party will face challenges with McCain as…
International Herald Tribune – Mar 5, 2008
He argued that the field was so flawed that he had as good a chance as any to emerge the nominee. In the end he persevered and came back from the brink of political death against all odds. He hopes he can defy them again in the fall. ____ Liz Sidoti covers the presidential election for the Associated Press.
Why the Sky Isn’t Falling: Republicans’ verreaction to…
FXNews – Mar 5, 2008
The sky never fell. Yet to listen to some within our own party on the selection of Sen. John McCain as the Republican Party’s nominee for president one might think the sky was indeed falling. With all the talk and hand-wringing about the end of the Republican Party one might get the impression this election is over before it even starts! While it is easy to get wrapped up in this fairy tale of pending doom reality is far more encouraging than the stories of these Chicken Littles. In fact I believe that if Republicans take a closer look at the impact John McCain will have in this November’s election down-ticket Republican candidates across the country should be encouraged by the prospect of having McCain lead their ticket this fall. In the 2006 election voters demonstrated frustration with the status quo.
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