2008 elections
Races to Watch
Matt has a state-by-state map of poll closing times. (Um… can we note how gross it is that Indiana’s polls close at 6pm local time?) What the hell, we’ll just borrow the borrowed image: He also posts on elections of note in Rhode Island. If you want to help out, you should call the Progressive …
About that election: a handy guide
FairVote RI presents its 2008 election guide. Read on for more! -Matt Sledge, FairVote RI Director 1. Where to vote 2. How to vote 3. What to do if you run into problems 4. How to stay informed — 1. Where to vote. FairVote strongly recommends that Rhode Island voters use Secretary of State Mollis’s …
An Open Thread About State Government
So, a blog co-founded by an elected official is probably weird place to post this, but I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my voting habits when it comes to state government, and I kinda wanted to know about the rest of you felt.
Obama won…
Young people. And jack else. (Except for Providence, I mean. And Fox Point in particular. Woot, woot!) When I went to the SEIU convention back in September, I was impressed by the fact that, for the first time as far as I’d seen, Obama seemed angry. He was finessing a really fine line between impassioned …
Tight(ish) Kucinich race to be decided on Tues
On Tuesday, Dennis Kucinich is up for re-nomination for his seat in Congress. He’s seeing a strong challenge from Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman. But with a whole bunch of Dems on the ballot, and Kucinich with a 56% favorability rating — even before he hit the trail hard in January — it looks unlikely …
USNews on RI Primary
This is part of a broader piece on the RI numbers. Fact number one is a bit of a surprise to me — you’d think that people would tend to come out more in the primaries, in a state where the generals often mean so little. 3 Thing You Didn’t Know About Rhode Island Primaries …
Mollis Invites Public to Attend Lottery for R.I.’s Presidential Primary
from Chris Barnett @ the Secretary of State’s Office Today at 5 p.m. in the State Room at the State House, Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis will use a borrowed lottery machine to determine the order in which the Democrat and Republican presidential candidates will appear on the ballot in the state’s March 4 …
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Clinton’s anti-Edwards robo-call
She waited til the morning-of, out of fear of coming in third. An excerpt, courtesy of ABC’s Raelyn Johnson: “Hello, This is the Hillary Clinton for President campaign. Before you vote on Saturday, you should know that John Edwards voted for permanent trade relations with China. That’s right, John Edwards voted for the bill that …
On the RI Democratic primary
Matt has the info on the mechanisms by which Rhode Island’s delegates to the Democratic Convention will be determined. 40% of the delegates needed to win the Dem nomination aren’t a function of primaries, but are so-called ‘super delegates’ — elected officials and party officers and such. It’s a firewall for the party establishment. In …
News Slap!
Got News If You Want It Bush begs for the oils, H-Clint: “Pathetic…” McCain v. Romney= much bitchslappery. Rush Limbaugh deftly incorporates the words ‘spade’ and ‘hoe’ into discussion about Obama and Clinton. Stay classy Rush! Those damn gay hackers! Actor Brad Renfro dead at 25
Final RI Presidential Primary Field
Thanks to Chris Barnett at the Secretary of State’s Office for this update. Mollis Announces Final R.I. Presidential Primary Field 13 candidates make the ballot; 7 with more than 2,000 signatures compared to 1 in 2004. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Jan. 10, 2008) – Thirteen presidential candidates will be on Rhode Island’s March 4 primary ballot, Secretary …
Projo’s Whacked-Out Take on the Race for Prez
Stranger stuff has certainly appeared on their editorial page, but the Jerz points us towards their awkward piece, “The Campaign so Far.” They describe Sen. Barack Obama as follows: “He often comes across as a pleasant, thoughtful member of a Unitarian discussion group in a rich suburb.” And in describing Bill Richardson, they assert: “His …