Commentary; Preview week of 16 to 22 May 2004
What is new and what has changed at TheGreenPapers.com ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 11 May 2004 - Commentary WE ANSWER TO A HIGHER AUTHORITY Why America can't afford to emulate Barbarism by Richard E. Berg-Andersson TheGreenPapers.com Staff http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/PCom/?20040511-0 ------------------------- Thursday 13 May 2004 - Vox Populi (Letters to the Editor) Such Misuse of Strong Terms by Dan Stansbury http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/Vox/?20040513-0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events - Sunday 16 through Saturday 22 May 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday 17 May 2004 New York Democratic State Committee This the final step in allocating New York's 99 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. The State Convention chooses 4 unpledged add-on delegates. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/NY-D.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 18 May 2004 ========================= Arkansas Polls close at 7:30 PM local time (0030 UTC) ------------------------- Arkansas Democratic Primary 36 of 47 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Arkansas Presidential Primary: 23 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 4 congressional districts, while 13 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/AR-D.phtml ------------------------- Arkansas Republican Primary 32 of 35 of Arkansas' delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Arkansas Presidential Primary, said delegates to the National Convention to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/AR-R.phtml ------------------------- Arkansas - State and Local Primaries (U.S. Senate Class 3, 4 U.S. House Seats) Contested races: Congress of the United States--- United States Senate (Class 3 seat): Democrat (incumbent), Republican U.S. House of Representatives: CD 2: Republican http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/AR.phtml ========================= Kentucky Polls close at 6 PM local time (2230 UTC re: Eastern Time/2330 UTC re: Central Time) ------------------------- Kentucky Democratic Primary (49 delegates) 49 of 57 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Kentucky Presidential Primary: 32 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 6 congressional districts, while 17 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/KY-D.phtml ------------------------- Kentucky Republican Primary NOTE: President George W. Bush is the only Republican candidate to file for this Presidential Primary. Since there is only one candidate, this Primary has been cancelled and President Bush will receive all 43 of 46 of Kentucky's delegates to the Republican National Convention which were otherwise to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Kentucky Presidential Primary. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/KY-R.phtml ------------------------- Kentucky - State and Local Primaries (U.S. Senate Class 3, 6 U.S. House Seats) Contested races: Congress of the United States--- United States Senate (Class 3 seat): Democrat, Republican (incumbent) U.S. House of Representatives: CD 2: Democrat CD 3: Democrat CD 4: Republican CD 5: Republican (incumbent) CD 6: Republican http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/KY.phtml ========================= Oregon Polls close at 8 PM local time (0200 UTC re: Mountain Time/0300 UTC re: Pacific Time) ------------------------- Oregon Democratic Primary 46 of 58 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Oregon Presidential Primary: 30 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 5 congressional districts, while 16 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide. NOTE: This was a vote by mail primary. Ballots had to have been mailed no earlier than 30 April and no later than 4 May 2004. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/OR-D.phtml ------------------------- Oregon Republican Primary 28 of 31 of Oregon's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Oregon Presidential Primary, said delegates to the National Convention to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/OR-R.phtml ------------------------- Oregon - State and Local Primaries (U.S. Senate Class 3, 5 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer) Contested races: State offices--- Secretary of State: Democrat (incumbent), Republican Congress of the United States--- United States Senate (Class 3 seat): Republican U.S. House of Representatives: CD 1: Republican CD 3: Democrat (incumbent) CD 5: Democrat (incumbent), Republican http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/OR.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 19 May 2004 ========================= Maryland Democratic State Democratic Central Committee Meeting This the final step in allocating Maryland's 99 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. The State Convention chooses 2 unpledged add-on delegates. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/MD-D.phtml ========================= New York Republican State Committee Meeting This the final step in allocating New York's 102 delegates to the Republican National Convention. The New York Republican State Committee will meet and choose 12 at-large delegates. These delegates will attend Republican National Convention officially unpledged to any Presidential candidate. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/MD-D.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 22 May 2004 ========================= Alaska Democratic State Party Convention This the final step in allocating Alaska's 18 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. 13 (8 district, 3 at-large, and 2 pledged PLEO) delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the presidential preference of the delegates in attendance at the State Convention. In addition, the State Convention chooses 1 unpledged add-on delegate. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/AK-D.phtml ========================= Alaska Republican Convention (began Thursday 20 May 2004) This the final step in allocating Alaska's 29 delegates to the Republican National Convention. The State Convention meets to choose 26 delegates. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/AK-R.phtml ========================= Colorado Democratic District Caucuses and State Convention (began Friday 14 May) 34 of 64 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in Colorado's Friday 14 May - Friday 21 May 2004 District Conventions. 19 pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on a poll of the Saturday 22 May 2004 State convention participants. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/CO-D.phtml ========================= Georgia Democratic State Committee Meeting This the final step in allocating Georgia's 102 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. The State Convention chooses 2 unpledged add-on delegates. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/GA-D.phtml ========================= Maine Democratic State Convention. This the final step in allocating Maine's 35 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. 24 (16 district, 5 at-large, and 3 pledged PLEO) delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the presidential preference of the delegates in attendance at the State Convention. In addition, the State Convention chooses 1 unpledged add-on delegate. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/ME-D.phtml ========================= Michigan Republican Congressional District Caucuses and State Convention (began Friday 21 May 2002) The Congressional District Caucuses and State Convention convene to choose 45 district and 13 at-large delegates to the Republican National Convention. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/MI-R.phtml ========================= North Carolina Democratic District Conventions Democratic Party District Conventions convene in each congressional district to choose the district's delegates to the Democratic National Convention. 58 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the caucus and conventions results in each of the State's 13 congressional districts. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/NC-D.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recap of the past week ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 11 May 2004 NEBRASKA Primaries NEBRASKA Democratic Presidential Primary. Results: Kerry: 75%; Edwards: 14%; Dean: 7%; Kucinich: 2%; Sharpton: 2%; LaRouche: 1%. NEBRASKA Republican Presidential Primary. President George Bush ran unopposed. NEBRASKA State and Local Primaries. The two incumbent Republican Congressmen, both running for re-election, received their party's nomination. The remaining Congressman, a Republican, is not running for re-election. WEST VIRGINIA Primaries WEST VIRGINIA Democratic Presidential Primary. Results: Kerry: 69%; Edwards: 14%; Lieberman: 5%; Dean: 4%; Clark: 4%; Kucinich: 3%; LaRouche: 2%. WEST VIRGINIA Republican Presidential Primary. President George Bush ran unopposed. WEST VIRGINIA State and Local Primaries. All 3 Congressman, 2 Democrats and 1 Republican, received their party's nomination. The Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, and Commissioner of Agriculture, all Democrats, received their party's nomination. Governor Robert E. Wise, Jr. and the Secretary of State, both Democrats, are not running for re-election. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Upcoming 2004 Federal and Statewide Primary and Runoff Elections http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/events.phtml?format=chronological ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 25 May 2004 ========================= Idaho - Primary (U.S. Senate Class 3, 2 U.S. House Seats) http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/ID.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 1 June 2004 ========================= Alabama - Primary (Senate Class 3, 7 U.S. House Seats) http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/AL.phtml ========================= New Mexico - Primary (3 U.S. House Seats) http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/NM.phtml ========================= South Dakota - (Primary Senate Class 3, Special Election House At-Large; Primary House At-Large) http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/SD.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 8 June 2004 ========================= Montana - Primary (Governor; Lieutenant Governor, U.S. House At-Large, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Auditor, Superintendent of Public Instruction) http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/MT.phtml ========================= New Jersey - (13 U.S. House Seats) http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/NJ.phtml ========================= Iowa - Primary (Senate Class 3, 5 U.S. House Seats) http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/IA.phtml ========================= Maine - Primary (2 U.S. House Seats) http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/ME.phtml ========================= South Carolina - Primary (Senate Class 3, 6 U.S. House Seats) http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/SC.phtml ========================= Virginia - Primary (11 U.S. House Seats) http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/VA.phtml ========================= North Dakota - Primary (U.S. Senate Class 3, Governor/Lieutenant Governor, U.S. House At-Large, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, Commissioner of Agriculture, Tax Commissioner, Commissioner of Insurance, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Public Service Commissioner) http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/ND.phtml |