TheGreenPapers: Preview week of 22 February, Review week of 15 February
What is new and what has changed at TheGreenPapers.com ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events - Sunday 22 February through Saturday 28 February 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday 23 February 2004 (began on Friday 20 February) Democrats Abroad - Democratic Country Caucuses These local and country caucuses are a continuation of the first step in allocating Democrats Abroad 9 delegates. The National Convention delegates are allocated beginning on Saturday 27 March 2004 at the Regional Caucuses. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/DA-D.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 24 February 2004 ========================= Hawaii Democratic Precinct Caucus These caucuses are the first step in allocating Hawaii's 29 delegates. The National Convention delegates are allocated beginning on Sunday 30 May 2004 at the State Convention. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/HI-D.phtml ========================= Idaho Democratic County Caucus These caucuses are the first step in allocating Idaho's 23 delegates. The National Convention delegates are allocated beginning on Thursday 19 June 2004 at the State Convention. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/ID-D.phtml ========================= Utah Democratic Party Run Primary 23 of the State' 29 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting in this Party Run Primary. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/UT-D.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 28 February 2004 ========================= American Samoa Republican Territorial Caucus A Territorial Caucus convenes to choose 6 of the 9 delegates American Samoa will send to the Republican National Convention. The delegates are chosen in such a way so that they best reflect the Presidential preference of the participants. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/AS-R.phtml ========================= Virgin Islands Republican Territorial Caucus A Territorial Caucus convenes to choose 6 of the 9 delegates the Virgin Islands will send to the Republican National Convention. The delegates are chosen in such a way so that they best reflect the Presidential preference of the participants. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/VI-R.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recap of the past week ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, February 20, 2004 - Nader to announce Presidential intentions on Sunday 70-year-old Ralph Nader, the 2000 Green Party candidate for President, will be publicly announcing whether or not he intends an independent bid for the Presidency this coming Fall on NBC-TV's 'Meet the Press' this Sunday (22 February) morning. Nader has already ruled out running again for the White House as the 2004 nominee of the Green Party. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, February 18, 2004 Former Democratic Governor Howard Dean announces: "I am no longer actively pursuing the presidency." In an email to his supporters, Governor Dean writes: " ... keep active in the primary. We are still on the ballots. Sending delegates to the convention only continues to energize our party. Fight on in the caucuses. Use your network to send progressive delegates to the convention in Boston. We are not going away." Governor Dean has apparently suspended his campaign for the Presidency. Democratic delegate selection rule 9.C states "If a presidential candidate entitled to an allocation under this rule is no longer a candidate at the time at-large delegates are selected, his/her allocation shall be proportionally divided among the other preferences entitled to an allocation.". As of 18 February, we had estimated that Governor Dean had 112.5 district, at-large, and pledged PLEO delegates. Had he withdrawn from the race, Governor Dean would have lost an estimated 44 statewide delegates (Democrats Abroad: 2; District of Columbia: 1; Iowa: 3; Maine: 3; Michigan: 11; Nevada: 2; New Hampshire: 3; New Mexico: 3: Washington: 11; Wisconsin: 5). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 17 February 2004 ========================= Kentucky - SPECIAL ELECTION--Kentucky: 6th Congressional District Democrat Ben Chandler wins U.S. House seat from Kentucky's 6th District. This Special Election was held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Ernie Fletcher on 9 December 2003, having been sworn in as Governor of the Commonwealth. Candidates in this Special Election: A.B. "Ben" Chandler (Democrat) winner; Mark Gailey (Libertarian); Alice Forgy Kerr (Republican). http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/KY.phtml#H06 ========================= WISCONSIN Presidential Primaries Kerry bests Edwards in tight battle for Wisconsin; President Bush easy victor on GOP side. ------------------------- WISCONSIN Democrat Presidential Primary Kerry wins Wisconsin, Edwards a strong second, with Dean far back in 3d place but still above 15% delegate threshold. John Kerry-- 40% winner; John Edwards-- 34%; Howard Dean-- 18%; Dennis Kucinich-- 3%; Al Sharpton-- 2%; Others (including "Uncommitted")-- 3%. 72 of the State's 87 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting in this Primary. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/WI-D.phtml ------------------------- WISCONSIN Republican Presidential Primary President Bush gains another easy Primary win in Wisconsin. George W. Bush-- 99% winner; Uncommitted-- 1%. 37 of the State's 40 delegates to the Republican National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting in this Primary. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/WI-R.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 21 February 2004 ========================= Guam - Republican Territorial Caucus 6 of Guam's 11 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of these caucuses. Each of these 6 pledged delegates will only cast 1/2 of a vote on the floor of the Democratic National Convention. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/GM-R.phtml ========================= Oklahoma - Democratic State Convention (1 delegate) Oklahoma's District, At-Large, Pledged PLEO delegates, and 1 Unpledged "add-on" delegate will be selected during the State Convention. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/OK-D.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Carolina - Update The North Carolina State Board of Elections met on 9 February 2004 and unanimously voted to postpone the state Primary election from 4 May to 20 July 2004 and the Second Primary (runoff) from 1 June to 17 August 2004. The candidate filing period is 26 April to 7 May 2004. The Democratic and Republican parties must complete their National Convention delegate selection process before this 20 July primary and will do so by holding caucuses and conventions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Parties' Presidential Nomination Process (Democrats, Republicans) http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/ Elections for Statewide offices and Congress http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G04/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2004 Federal and Statewide Primary and Runoff Elections http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/events.phtml?format=chronological Tuesday 2 March 2004 California - Primary http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/CA.phtml Maryland - Primary http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/MD.phtml Ohio - Primary http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/OH.phtml Tuesday 9 March 2004 Texas - Primary http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/TX.phtml Mississippi - First Party Primary http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/MS.phtml |