The dirty secret of elections in America is that getting on the rolls, casting a ballot, and having that ballot counted is a complicated system adjudicated and carried out by more than 3,000 counties and towns and regulated by a complex mix … [Read more...]
Anti-Gay HS Principal Loses Suit
Davis suspended eleven students, including Gillman's cousin, for five school days each as punishment for their involvement in the "Gay Pride" movement.... Davis counseled Jane that it was not "right" to be homosexual. He then questioned … [Read more...]
Obama near to needed delegate count; McCain aides flee the sinking ship
And, it's going to be easier than that, because there are about 100 delegates still to be elected (including 15 in OR, where the counting goes on to determine CD allocations). So, that means Obama needs only about 25% of all the unspoken … [Read more...]
Tierney, Markey, Tsongas: Stand and Count !!!!!
DNC brain trust will be meeting very soon in DC to slice and dice the Florida vote...reports hint that they will seat only half the delegates or divide the delegates evenly between the candidates. Neither option is acceptable or consistent … [Read more...]
Bad rules should be broken to make votes count
Globe columnist Joan Vennochi's April 17 column about Democratic women meeting with our state's U.S. Senators and Governor urging them to ensure all Democratic Primary votes will count in the Party's nomination process struck a … [Read more...]
Another Florida electoral debacle. Great!
The powers that be in Florida have declared defeat. After weeks of negotiations, the Florida Democratic Party said Monday it will not hold a second primary in the state.... "We researched every potential alternative process -- from caucuses … [Read more...]
The Credentials Card
In the unlikely case that neither Clinton nor Obama win an outright majority through the primary process, the party leaders will broker the nomination (though almost certainly before the convention). I say "unlikely" because, with only two … [Read more...]
Florida’s Delegates
I was expecting there'd be some BMG discussion on this today, but there wasn't... so I'll initiate it. I wrote this at my blog, but I'll cross post it for discussion's sake... Anyone else having buyer's remorse over the delegate situation … [Read more...]
Toto, we’re not in Massachusetts any more
ROAD TRIP! Over the river and through Logan, to parents' snowbird palace we go. We are a block from the beach, but the red tide is spewing enough toxins that you can't walk the beach without coughing. Walk inland to the end of the block, … [Read more...]