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Review changes beginning Wednesday November 5, 2008.

  • Tuesday November 4, 2008
    • BARACK OBAMA is elected the 44th President of the United States of America
    • Democrats retain control of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives

      VOTE!
  • Monday November 3, 2008
  • Saturday November 1, 2008
  • Wednesday October 29, 2008
  • Tuesday October 28, 2008
  • Saturday October 25, 2008
  • Friday 24 October 2008
  • Friday October 17, 2008
  • Wednesday October 15, 2008
    • Third Presidential Debate - Domestic and Economic Policy - Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
  • Tuesday October 14, 2008
    • New page: DATES OF U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION "EVENTS": 1789 to the present.
    • Special Primary Ohio House CD 11
      • Ohio Governor Ted Strickland called a special 18 November 2008 Election to fill the 11th Congressional District seat vacated upon the death of Congressman Stephanie Tubbs Jones. If more than one candidate from each party files for the seat (9 Democrats filed), a primary election will be held 14 October. The winner of the special election will finish out Congressman Tubbs Jones' term which ends in January.
  • Monday October 13, 2008
  • Saturday October 11, 2008
  • Friday October 10, 2008
  • Thursday October 9, 2008
  • Wednesday October 8, 2008
  • Tuesday October 7, 2008
  • Monday October 6, 2008
  • Sunday October 5, 2008
  • Saturday October 4, 2008
    • Commentary: 2008 VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE - Thursday 2 October 2008 by Richard E. Berg-Andersson TheGreenPapers.com Staff
    • Louisiana First Party Primary Polling hours 6:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CDT (0200 UTC).
      • Due to Hurricane Gustav, Louisiana's Congressional First Party Primaries, originally scheduled for Saturday 6 September, were postponed to 4 October. There contested nominations in CD 1 (Democrat), CD 2 (Democrat), CD 4 (Democrat, Republican), and CD 5 (Republican). If a Congressional primary candidate fails to win 50% of the vote in today's primary, a runoff will be held 4 November and the General Election will be held on 6 December 2008. Local, Presidential, Senate, and non-Runoff Congressional General Elections will be held 4 November as originally planned.
  • Saturday September 27, 2008
  • Friday September 26, 2008
  • Thursday September 25, 2008
    • Updates for The Green Papers Worldwide FIPS 10-4 Geopolitical Entity Name and Code (United States Federal Information Processing Standards)
      • Changed country name from "East Timor" to "Timor-Leste". Details -- Geopolitical Entity Code: TT.
      • Add country Kosovo. Details -- Geopolitical Entity Code: KV.
      • Add country Saint Barthelemy. Details -- Geopolitical Entity Code: TB.
      • Add country Saint Martin. Details -- Geopolitical Entity Code: RN.
  • Saturday September 20, 2008
  • Tuesday September 16, 2008
  • Saturday September 13, 2008
  • Tuesday September 9, 2008
    • STATE/Local PRIMARIES
    • Due to Hurricane Gustav, Louisiana's Congressional First Party Primaries, originally scheduled for Saturday 6 September, are postponed to 4 October. If a Congressional primary candidate fails to win 50% of the vote, a runoff will be held 4 November and the General Election will be held on 6 December 2008. The Local, Presidential, and Senate General Elections will be held 4 November.
  • Saturday September 6, 2008
  • Friday September 5, 2008
  • Thursday September 4, 2008
  • Wednesday September 3, 2008
  • Tuesday September 2, 2008
  • Monday September 1, 2008
    • Due to Hurricane Gustav, Louisiana officials are considering contingency plans to delay the state's First Party Primary from 6 to 13 September 2008. The final decision rests with Republican Governor Bobby Jindal.
    • The Republican Party approved their rules for 2012 Republican National Convention. Rule No. 15 (b) states "No primary, caucus, or convention to elect, select, allocate, or bind delegates to the national convention shall occur prior to the first Tuesday in February [7 February 2012] ... except New Hampshire and South Carolina may begin their processes ... on or after the third Tuesday in January [17 January 2012]... "
  • Sunday August 31, 2008
    • McCain 2008 and 2008 Republican National Convention Announce Changes to Convention Program and Hurricane Response Efforts
      • Monday’s Convention Program Will Only Include Required Proceedings, McCain Campaign Takes Steps to Aid Affected Delegations
      • The convention program has been altered in response to the situation developing in the Gulf States region. However, the convention will still take place. According to party rules, it is necessary for the convention to proceed in order to ensure that the party is able to place its candidates’ names on the ballot in November.
      • At the recommendation of Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican National Convention announced substantial changes to the convention’s program and actions being taken to help with Hurricane Gustav relief efforts. On Monday, all program activities beyond the official business that must be conducted in accordance with party rules will be cancelled.
      • Details here: 31 August 2008 email
    • The White House has announced that, because of the threat of powerful Hurricane 'Gustav' to the US Gulf Coast, neither President George W. Bush nor Vice President Dick Cheney will be attending the Republican National Convention, scheduled to be held at the XCel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota this coming week, in order to allow the Bush Administration to better monitor and address this situation.
    • The Republican Party US has alerted the media to potential "substantial" and "dramatic" changes being made to the Republican National Convention schedule as a result of officials from States most likely to be affected by Hurricane 'Gustav'- as well as other Republican officeholders- not being able to attend the Convention as a result of having to deal with the storm.
    • Republican Convention Preview Commentary: WELL... WHAT WILL JOHN McCAIN NOW HAVE TO DO? Whatever he might do, it has to get underway at the Republican Convention by Richard E. Berg-Andersson TheGreenPapers.com Staff
  • Saturday August 30, 2008
  • Friday August 29, 2008
  • Thursday August 28, 2008
  • Wednesday August 27, 2008
  • Tuesday August 26, 2008
  • Sunday August 24, 2008
  • Saturday August 23, 2008
    • Commentary: OBAMA's BIGGEST GAMBLE TO DATE ... Why Joe Biden as his running mate is a "roll of the dice" by Richard E. Berg-Andersson TheGreenPapers.com Staff
    • At 1:15A EDT, the New York Times reported that Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware as his running-mate.
    • The official email announcement:
      • From: Barack Obama
      • To: ....
      • Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 1:54 AM
      • Subject: The Next Vice President
      • I have some important news that I want to make official.
      • I've chosen Joe Biden to be my running mate.
      • Joe and I will appear for the first time as running mates this afternoon in Springfield, Illinois -- the same place this campaign began more than 19 months ago.
      • I'm excited about hitting the campaign trail with Joe, but the two of us can't do this alone. We need your help to keep building this movement for change.
      • Please let Joe know that you're glad he's part of our team. Share your personal welcome note and we'll make sure he gets it:
      • http://my.barackobama.com/welcomejoe
      • Thanks for your support,
      • Barack
      • P.S. -- Make sure to turn on your TV at 2:00 p.m. Central Time to join us or watch online at http://www.BarackObama.com.
    • Democratic Delegate Allocation Update:
      • Illinois +1 DNC member. The Illinois Delegation now has 185 delegate votes.
      • Maryland +1 DNC member. The Maryland Delegation now has 100 delegate votes.
      • New York +1 DNC member, former New York State Chair Dave Pollack. The New York Delegation now has 282 delegate votes.
      • Unassigned -2 DNC member. The Unassigned Delegation now has 0 delegate votes.
    • The Democratic Convention now has a total of 4,234 delegate votes with 2,118 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned 50% of their delegations - our soft count) and 4,418 delegate votes with 2,209.5 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are fully seated - our alternative count).
  • Friday August 22, 2008
    • On 21 August 2008, the Arkansas delegation to the Democratic National Convention met via conference call yesterday to fill some vacancies in the delegation. On the call, led by Governor Mike Beebe, the delegation elected Rebecca Gwatney to fill the delegate position left vacant by the death of her husband, Senator Bill Gwatney. The delegation also elected Karla Bradley to serve as chair of the delegation. Karen Garcia of Garland County will serve as a delegate for the 4th Congressional District and Krystal Thrailkill of Polk County will serve as an alternate for 4th Congressional District. This action increases by 1 the number of unpledged PLEO delegates from Arkansas to the Democratic National Convention. The Arkansas Delegation now has 47 delegate votes.
    • The Democratic Convention now has a total of 4,233 delegate votes with 2,117 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned 50% of their delegations - our soft count) and 4,417 delegate votes with 2,209 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are fully seated - our alternative count).
  • Wednesday August 20, 2008
    • We extend our condolences to the family and friends Ohio Congressman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Democrat, CD 11), 58, who passed away today after suffering an aneurysm.
    • The Partisan Composition of the U.S. House is now 235 Democrats, 199 Republicans, and 1 vacant seat.
    • The passing of Democrat Stephanie Tubbs Jones decreases by 1 the number of unpledged PLEO delegates from Ohio to the Democratic National Convention. The Ohio Delegation now has 161 delegate votes.
    • The 13 August 2008 passing of Democrat William A. "Bill" Gwatney, 48, the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas and a DNC Member, decreases by 1 the number of unpledged PLEO delegates from Arkansas to the Democratic National Convention. The Arkansas Delegation now has 46 delegate votes.
    • The Democratic Convention now has a total of 4,232 delegate votes with 2,116.5 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned 50% of their delegations - our soft count) and 4,416 delegate votes with 2,208 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are fully seated - our alternative count).
  • Tuesday August 19, 2008
    • State/Local PRIMARIES
      • Washington -- The two candidates who receive the most votes in today's Top 2 Primary qualify for the General Election. Candidates must also receive at least 1% of the votes cast in that race to advance to the General Election.
      • Wyoming
  • Sunday August 17, 2008
  • Thursday August 14, 2008
  • Wednesday August 13, 2008
    • We extend our condolences to the family and friends of Bill Gwatney, Chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, who died today after being shot at the party's headquarters (CNN.com: Arkansas Democratic chairman killed in shooting). Mr. Gwatney was a DNC Member, the Delegation Chair to the National Convention, and an unpledged delegate favoring Hillary Clinton.
  • Tuesday August 12, 2008
  • Thursday August 7, 2008
  • Tuesday August 5, 2008
  • Sunday August 3, 2008
    • Commentary: WE THE PEOPLE ... Who 'We' are and how 'We' got that way (Part Four) by Richard E. Berg-Andersson
      TheGreenPapers.com Staff
    • Reports state that Democratic nominee apparent Senator Barack Obama has asked the Democratic National Convention's Credentials Committee to restore Florida and Michigan to a "full vote" when it meets on 24 August.
      • On 5 October 2007, the DNC determined that the date of Florida's 29 January 2008 primary violates party rules and has decided to strip the state of its entire delegation.
      • On 1 December 2007, the DNC determined that the date of Michigans's 15 January 2008 primary violates party rules and has decided to strip the state of its entire delegation.
      • On Saturday 31 May 2008, the Democratic Rules and Bylaws Committee decided to seat the entire Florida and Michigan delegations. However, each delegate (pledged and unpledged) will cast only ½ delegate vote.
  • Thursday July 31, 2008
  • Tuesday July 29, 2008
    • OKLAHOMA Primaries
      • If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the primary, a runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters on Tuesday 26 August 2008.
  • Friday July 18, 2008
  • Tuesday July 15, 2008
  • Sunday July 13, 2008
  • Saturday July 12, 2008
  • Saturday June 28, 2008
  • Tuesday June 24, 2008
  • Monday June 23, 2008
  • Friday June 20, 2008
  • Tuesday June 17, 2008
    • MARYLAND SPECIAL ELECTION:
      U.S. HOUSE: 4th Congressional District
      • Democrat Donna F. Edwards has been elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Albert Wynn, effective 1 June 2008; Edwards had defeated Wynn in the Democratic Primary for the seat back on 12 February 2008.
      • The Partisan Composition of the U.S. House is now 236 Democrats and 199 Republicans.
      • The election of Democrat Donna F. Edwards to Congress increases by 1 the number of unpledged PLEO delegates from Maryland to the Democratic National Convention. The Maryland Delegation now has 99 delegate votes.
      • The Democratic Convention now has a total of 4,234 delegate votes with 2,118 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned 50% of their delegations - our soft count) and 4,418 delegate votes with 2,210 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are fully seated - our alternative count).
  • Thursday June 12, 2008
  • Tuesday June 10, 2008
    • STATE and/or FEDERAL PRIMARIES ... no more presidential primaries, though!
  • Saturday June 7, 2008
    • Senator Hillary Clinton suspends her presidential campaign and endorses the presumptive Democratic Party nomination of Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States
  • Friday June 6, 2008
  • Wednesday June 4, 2008
    • Commentary: ALL OVER, BUT FOR THE SHOUTING ... Barack Obama takes the Democratic nomination while Hillary Clinton weighs her future by Richard E. Berg-Andersson TheGreenPapers.com Staff
    • A message received from Hillary Clinton for President campaign Wednesday 4 June 2008 10:35 PM PDT:

        I wanted you to be one of the first to know: on Saturday, I will hold an event in Washington D.C. to thank everyone who has supported my campaign. Over the course of the last 16 months, I have been privileged and touched to witness the incredible dedication and sacrifice of so many people working for our campaign. Every minute you put into helping us win, every dollar you gave to keep up the fight meant more to me than I can ever possibly tell you.

        On Saturday, I will extend my congratulations to Senator Obama and my support for his candidacy. This has been a long and hard-fought campaign, but as I have always said, my differences with Senator Obama are small compared to the differences we have with Senator McCain and the Republicans.

        I have said throughout the campaign that I would strongly support Senator Obama if he were the Democratic Party's nominee, and I intend to deliver on that promise.

        When I decided to run for president, I knew exactly why I was getting into this race: to work hard every day for the millions of Americans who need a voice in the White House.

        I made you -- and everyone who supported me -- a promise: to stand up for our shared values and to never back down. I'm going to keep that promise today, tomorrow, and for the rest of my life.

        I will be speaking on Saturday about how together we can rally the party behind Senator Obama. The stakes are too high and the task before us too important to do otherwise.

        I know as I continue my lifelong work for a stronger America and a better world, I will turn to you for the support, the strength, and the commitment that you have shown me in the past 16 months. And I will always keep faith with the issues and causes that are important to you.

        In the past few days, you have shown that support once again with hundreds of thousands of messages to the campaign, and again, I am touched by your thoughtfulness and kindness.

        I can never possibly express my gratitude, so let me say simply, thank you.

        Sincerely,
        Hillary Rodham Clinton

  • Tuesday June 3, 2008
    • Senator Obama is the Democrats' nominee-presumptive
      • The "soft" count on The Green Papers now indicates that BARACK OBAMA has received the pledges of enough National Convention delegates to have clinched the Democratic presidential nomination (based on the "sanctioned" count with FLORIDA and MICHIGAN entitled to only 50% of their original allocation); when nominated, Senator Obama will become the first African-American presidential candidate of a Major Party in the USA.
        NOTE:Obama also now has enough delegates, per our "alternative" count, to win the nomination should FLORIDA and MICHIGAN eventually have their full (100%) delegations seated at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this Summer.
    • PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
    • STATE and other FEDERAL OFFICE PRIMARIES
  • Monday June 2, 2008
    • Congressman Albert R. Wynn, Democrat - Maryland CD 4 officially resigned on 31 May 2008 effective 1 June 2008. The Congressman had announced his resignation on 27 March 2008 after loosing his bid for renomination in the Maryland 12 February 2008 primary. Mr. Wynn will become a partner in the Washington law firm Dickstein Shapiro LLP. Governor Martin O'Malley has called a Special Election for Tuesday 17 June 2008 to fill this vacant seat.
      • The Partisan Composition of the U.S. House is now 235 Democrats, 199 Republicans, and 1 vacant seat.
      • The resignation of Democrat Albert R. Wynn from Congress decreases by 1 the number of unpledged PLEO delegates from Maryland to the Democratic National Convention. The Maryland Delegation now has 98 delegate votes.
      • The Democratic Convention now has a total of 4,233 delegate votes with 2,117 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned 50% of their delegations - our soft count) and 4,417 delegate votes with 2,209 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are fully seated - our alternative count).
  • Sunday June 1, 2008
  • Saturday 31 May 2008
    • The Democratic Rules and Bylaws meeting re: the seating of the Michigan and Florida Delegations was covered live on C-SPAN.
      • On a motion to restore the Florida Delegation to 100%, the Committee voted 15 opposed, 12 in favor, 1 abstention. The motion failed.
      • On a motion to restore the Florida Delegation to 50% of the state's pledged delegate votes and 50% of their unpledged delegate votes (with a pledged delegate distribution of Clinton 52.5, Obama 33.5, Edwards 6.5), the Committee voted 27 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention. The motion passed.
      • On a motion to restore the Michigan Delegation to 50% of the state's pledged delegate votes and 50% of their unpledged delegate votes (with a pledged delegate distribution of Clinton 34.5, Obama 29.5), the Committee voted 19 in favor, 8 opposed, 0 abstentions. The motion passed.
      • Clinton advisor Harold Ickes stated that Senator Clinton reserves her right to bring this matter up to the Credentials Committee at the Convention. Hence, we will retain our "alternative" account (which assumes no sanctions) "as-is".
      • The changes above give Florida 211 * 50% = 105.5 delegates and Michigan 157 * 50% = 78.5 delegates. There are now 4,234 delegates with 2,118 needed to nominate.
  • Friday 30 May 2008
  • Wednesday May 28, 2008
    • Michigan Democrats
      • According to the 28 May 2008 data provided by http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/, 4 additional Michigan pledged "uncommitted" delegates intend to cast their ballots for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our Michigan alternative count from Clinton 80, Uncommitted 37, Obama 23 to Clinton 80, Uncommitted 33, Obama 27. The DNC has sanctioned Michigan 100% of its delegation for violating party rules so the state technically has no delegates. Our alternative count assumes the entire Michigan delegation is seated as elected.
      • 36 Unpledged District Level delegate breakout as of 28 May 2008: Obama: 22. (these delegates appear as part of our "Alternative" tally and are subtracted from the 55 pledged delegates for "uncommitted" elected from the results of the 15 January primary.).
        • CD 8: Irene McDonnell-Cahill - Obama - 28 May 2008
        • CD 8: Griffin Rivers - Obama - 28 May 2008
        • CD 12: Jennifer Miller - Obama - 28 May 2008
        • CD 14: Dan Geb - Obama - 28 May 2008
  • Tuesday May 27, 2008
    • IDAHO PRIMARIES
    • Michigan Democrats
      • According to the 27 May 2008 data provided by http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/, 18 Michigan pledged "uncommitted" delegates intend to cast their ballots for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our Michigan alternative count from Clinton 80, Uncommitted 55, Obama 5 to Clinton 80, Uncommitted 37, Obama 23. The DNC has sanctioned Michigan 100% of its delegation for violating party rules so the state technically has no delegates. Our alternative count assumes the entire Michigan delegation is seated as elected.
      • 36 Unpledged District Level delegate breakout as of 27 May 2008: Obama: 18. (these delegates appear as part of our "Alternative" tally and are subtracted from the 55 pledged delegates for "uncommitted" elected from the results of the 15 January primary.).
        • CD 1: Miles Baker - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 1: Abby Dart - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 3: Armand Robinson - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 3: Alice Corey - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 4: Mary Bacon - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 4: Robert Ciaffone - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 5: Floyd Clack - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 5: Geraldean Hall - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 6: Mark Miller - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 6: Marletta Seats - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 9: Doris Toney - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 9: Aldo Vagnozzi - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 10: Rose Marie Fessler - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 11: Marian Novak - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 11: Michael Siegrist - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 15: Derrick Jackson - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 15: Christina Montague - Obama - 27 May 2008
        • CD 15: Lynne Schwartz - Obama - 27 May 2008
  • Monday 26 May 2008
  • Sunday 25 May 2008

    • Libertarian National Convention Results - Sunday 25 May 2008

      • Presidential Nomination Voting

      • Round 1. 8 candidates. No candidate received a majority of the vote.
      • Round 2. 6 candidates. No candidate received a majority of the vote.
      • Round 3. 5 candidates. No candidate received a majority of the vote.
      • Round 4. 4 candidates. No candidate received a majority of the vote.
      • Round 5. 3 candidates. No candidate received a majority of the vote.
      • Round 6. BOB BARR of Georgia nominated.
    • Vice Presidential Nomination Voting
      • Round 1. 5 candidates. No candidate received a majority of the vote.
      • Round 2. WAYNE ALLYN ROOT of Nevada nominated.
  • Friday May 23, 2008
    • New Hampshire Democrats
      • According to the 23 May 2008 article below, 2 Edwards pledged delegates intend to cast their ballots for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 10, Clinton 9, Edwards 3 to Obama 12, Clinton 9, Edwards 1. Our hard count remains Obama 9, Clinton 9, Edwards 4 as originally assigned.
        • 23 May 2008 nytimes.com: Two New Hampshire Edwards delegates back Obama . State Senator Peter Burling [pledged PLEO] and high school teacher Deborah [Bacon-]Nelson (CD 2) announced their decision at a news conference Friday morning. In a phone interview before the announcement, Burling told The Associated Press that he and Nelson believe either Obama or Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton would make a superb president, but it came down to "who can win and who could make a better president. We chose Obama because he so clearly understands the American yearning for change", Burling said. "He understands it, he embraces it, and I think he has the leadership to deliver it."
  • Tuesday May 20, 2008
    • Media reports indicate that NEW YORK Governor David A. Paterson has been taken to a New York City hospital for "migraine-like symptoms"; Governor Paterson's scheduled Address at today's Commencement at Columbia University has been canceled.
    • Media reports state Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy (Democrat) has a malignant brain tumor (glioma in the left parietal lobe). He was hospitalized last Saturday after suffering a seizure.
    • PRIMARIES
    • Sunday May 18, 2008
    • Saturday May 17, 2008
      • Media reports state Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy (Democrat) has been taken to a hospital after suffering an apparent seizure.
      • District of Columbia Democrat
        • According to the 17 May 2008 article below, 1 Clinton pledged delegate intends to cast his ballot for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 12, Clinton 3 to Obama 13, Clinton 2. Our hard count remains Obama 12, Clinton 3 as originally assigned.
          • WashingtonCityPaper.com: Jack Throws Support to Obama ... [Jack] Evans [At-Large] announced ... he’s throwing his support behind Barack Obama.... Evans had been a longtime Hillary Clinton supporter, co-chairing her campaign in the District. Earlier this month, he’d been elected by local Democrats to serve as an at-large delegate pledged to Clinton.
      • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
        • Nevada Democrats. The pledged delegate count as determined by the final results of the Saturday 17 May 2008 State Convention is Obama 14, Clinton 11.
    • Friday May 16, 2008
      • South Carolina Democrat
        • According to the 16 May 2008 article below, 1 Edwards pledged delegate intends to cast her ballot for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 31, Clinton 12, Edwards 2 to Obama 32, Clinton 12, Edwards 1. Our hard count remains Obama 25, Clinton 12, Edwards 8 as originally assigned.
          • 16 May 2008 Charlotte.com: 7 of 8 SC Edwards' delegates now back Obama ... Marilyn Hemingway [At-Large] and Christine Bond [CD 4, we recorded her as switching on 15 May] confirmed they've joined five other delegates supporting Obama. The remaining delegate, Tim Moore of Barnwell, said he is not yet ready to commit to anyone other than Edwards.
      • Iowa Democrat
        • According to the 16 May 2008 article below, 1 Edwards pledged delegate intends to cast her ballot for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 25, Clinton 14, Edwards 6 to Obama 26, Clinton 14, Edwards 5. Our hard count remains Obama 16, Clinton 9, Edwards 4 as elected at the Distict Conventions. An additional 6 Pledged PLEO and 10 At-Large Delegates will be elected at the Saturday 14 June 2008 Iowa State Democratic Convention.
          • 15 May 2008 ap.google.com: Edwards endorsement pays off for Obama: Arlene Prather-O'Kane, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, said she is a backer of Edwards but "I will support who he is endorsing — which is Barack".
      • Florida Democrat
        • According to the 14 and 15 May 2008 articles below, 2 Edwards pledged delegates intend to cast their ballots for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our Alternative Soft Total count from Clinton 113, Obama 72, Edwards 13 to Clinton 113, Obama 74, Edwards 11. The Alternative Soft Total assumes that delegates from Florida will actually be seated at the National Convention.
          • 15 May 2008 PalmBeachPost.com: Edwards delegate to support Obama Hobe Sound’s Linda Spisak [CD 16], the only delegate in Southeast Florida pledged to John Edwards, said the endorsement last night of Barack Obama convinced her to support the Illinois senator at the national convention this summer.
          • 14 May 2008 quinnell.us: Pressure on Edwards Delegates to Switch I am choosing to pledge my vote for Obama. I believe he is our presumptive nominee, and Democrats, especially in Florida, cannot waste any more time on the primary. We have to move on to the general election. If we rally together, we will win Florida ... E. Alan Brock [CD 2], Edwards Delegate
    • Thursday May 15, 2008
      • Iowa Democrat
        • According to the 15 May 2008 article below, 1 Edwards pledged delegate intends to cast her ballot for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 24, Clinton 14, Edwards 7 to Obama 25, Clinton 14, Edwards 6. Our hard count remains Obama 16, Clinton 9, Edwards 4 as elected at the Distict Conventions. An additional 6 Pledged PLEO and 10 At-Large Delegates will be elected at the Saturday 14 June 2008 Iowa State Democratic Convention.
          • 15 May 2008 CNN.com: Eight Edwards delegates [1 in IA] now moving to Obama: One Edwards delegate from Iowa, Machelle Crum [CD 3], came out for Obama on Thursday morning ... Crum made the decision after receiving a phone call from Edwards supporters encouraging her to make the switch.
      • South Carolina Democrat
        • According to the 15 May 2008 article below, 6 Edwards pledged delegates intend to cast their ballots for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 25, Clinton 12, Edwards 8 to Obama 31, Clinton 12, Edwards 2. Our hard count remains Obama 25, Clinton 12, Edwards 8 as originally assigned.
          • 15 May 2008 CNN.com: Eight Edwards delegates [6 in SC] now moving to Obama: At least six of John Edwards' pledged delegates in South Carolina will throw their support to Barack Obama following Edwards’ endorsement of the Democratic frontrunner ... Daniel Boan [CD 5], Christine Brennan-Bond [CD 4], Robert Groce [CD 1], Susan Smith [Pledged PLEO], Mike Evatt [CD 3] and Lauren Bilton [At-Large] — all elected as pledged delegates for Edwards following his third place finish in the primary there on January 29 — announced -[Thursday 15 May 2008] they will follow Edwards’ lead and pledge their support to Obama ...
          • There is some confusion as to whether John Moylan and Christine Brennan-Bond are pledged delegates or alternates. Christine Brennan-Bond is pledged and John Moylan is an unpledged delegate according to this document from the South Carolina Democratic Party: South Carolina National Convention Delegates.
      • New Hampshire Democrat
        • According to the 14 May 2008 article below, 1 Edwards pledged delegate intends to cast his ballot for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 9, Clinton 9, Edwards 4 to Obama 10, Clinton 9, Edwards 3. Our hard count remains Obama 9, Clinton 9, Edwards 4 as originally assigned.
          • 14 May 2008 boston.com: NH Edwards delegate announces he's supporting Obama. "A New Hampshire Democratic Party delegate who had supported John Edwards says he will support Barack Obama, now that Edwards has endorsed his former political rival for the party's presidential nominee. Joshua Denton of Portsmouth, 26, an Iraq war veteran, says he thinks that both Obama and Hillary Clinton would be a better president than Republican nominee John McCain."
    • Wednesday May 14, 2008
      • Former Democratic Senator John Edwards endorses Senator Barack Obama for President.
      • Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has resigned. By law, first assistant attorney general, Tom Winters, becomes the new Attorney General until Democratic Governor Ted Strickland appoints a replacement. Each party will name a nominee for a 4 November 2008 special election to fill the remainder of Mr. Dann's term. The next regular election for this office is Tuesday 2 November 2010. On 13 May 2008, Ohio House Democrats filed articles of impeachment against Democratic Attorney General Marc Dann, accusing the state's top lawyer of misconduct and malfeasance in office. Attorney General Marc Dann, who was first elected in 2006, resigned today.
    • Tuesday May 13, 2008
      • MISSISSIPPI
        • Special Election CD 1 Runoff - Winner: Congressman Travis W. Childers (Democrat)
        • The Partisan Composition of the U.S. House is now 236 Democrats and 199 Republicans.
        • The election of Democratic Congressman Travis W. Childers to Congress adds 1 to the number of unpledged PLEO Democratic delegates from Mississippi. The Mississippi Delegation now has 41 delegate votes.
        • The Democratic Convention now has a total of 4,050 delegate votes with 2,026 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned - our soft count) and 4,418 delegate votes with 2,210 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are seated - our alternative count).
      • NEBRASKA
      • WEST VIRGINIA
      • Maryland Democrat
        • According to the 13 May 2008 article below, 1 Clinton pledged delegate intends to cast his ballot for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 42, Clinton 28 to Obama 43, Clinton 27. Our hard count remains Obama 42, Clinton 28, Uncommitted 29 as originally assigned.
          • 13 May 2008 Washington Post: Pr. George's Executive Switches To Obama. "Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson, a Democratic convention delegate pledged to support Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, said yesterday that he thinks Sen. Barack Obama has 'in a real sense' won the Democratic nomination and that he now plans to support Obama at the August convention."
    • Monday May 12, 2008
    • Wednesday May 7, 2008
    • Tuesday May 6, 2008
    • Sunday May 4, 2008
    • Saturday May 3, 2008
      • Guam Democratic Territorial Convention (Party run primary). Unofficial results show Senator's Obama (50.08%) and Clinton (49.92%) receiving 2 delegate votes each.
      • Lousiana Special Elections for the U.S. House Seats in CD 1 and CD 6.
        • for U.S. House of Representatives:
          • CD 1: Winner: Republican Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise
          • CD 6: Winner: Democrat Donald J. "Don" Cazayoux, Jr.
        • The Partisan Composition of the U.S. House is now 235 Democrats, 199 Republicans, and 1 vacant seat.
        • The election of Democrat Donald J. "Don" Cazayoux, Jr. to Congress adds 1 to the number of unpledged PLEO Democratic delegates from Louisiana. The Louisiana Delegation now has 67 delegate votes.
        • The Democratic Convention now has a total of 4,049 delegate votes with 2,025 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned - our soft count) and 4,417 delegate votes with 2,209 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are seated - our alternative count).
    • Tuesday April 29, 2008
    • Saturday April 26, 2008
      • Iowa Democratic District Conventions
      • Constitution Party Presidential Nominating Convention. The party nominated Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin of Florida for President and Darrell Castle of Tennessee for Vice President. Presidential nomination: Chuck Baldwin 383.8 (nominated); Alan Keyes 125.7; Max Riekse 4.5; Daniel Imperato 1; Susan Duzey 1.
    • Thursday April 24, 2008
    • Tuesday April 22, 2008
      • PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARIES
        • PENNSYLVANIA PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
          • Democrats: 158 of 187 National Convention delegates pledged: 55 at-large (Statewide) and 103 by Congressional District; distributed among presidential contenders proportionally with a required minimum threshold of 15% of the vote either Statewide or in a given District.
            Winner: Hillary Clinton
          • Republicans: 61 of 74 National Convention delegates chosen: directly elected in each Congressional District separately from a concomitant Advisory "beauty contest" presidential preference vote Statewide. The delegates so chosen are officially 'Uncommitted' going into the Convention, while the presidential contender with the most votes in the Advisory "beauty contest" is considered to be the winner of the Pennsylvania Republican Presidential Primary.
            Winner: John McCain
        • PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARIES FOR STATE AND OTHER FEDERAL OFFICE
          • for State Treasurer: Democrat--
            Winner: Robert McCord
          • for U.S. House of Representatives:
            • CD 3: Democrat--
              Winner: Kathy Dahlkemper
            • CD 5: Democrat--
              Winner: Mark McCracken
              & Republican--
              Winner: Glen W. Thompson
            • CD 10: Republican--
              Winner: Chris Hackett
            • CD 18: Democrat--
              Winner: Steve O'Donnell
      • Mississippi House CD 1 Special Primary
        • To fill the seat held by former Congressman Roger Wicker who was appointed U.S. Senator on 31 December 2007.
        • If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the Tuesday 22 April 2008 primary, the two top vote-getters will proceed to a Tuesday 13 May 2008 runoff. The winning candidate will fill the seat until the end of the current Congress in January 2009.
        • This race will be going to runoff between Travis Childers [49%] and Greg Davis [47%]

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