Jesse Ventura Presidential Candidate?
According to examiner.com, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura (Independent) is mulling over the idea of running for President this year. That would certainly be interesting, and he would more than likely get more votes than Ralph “I run every election” Nader.
Sphere: Related ContentTo hear Jesse Ventura tell it, he’s either out to become president or an expatriate.
In the opening to his fourth book, due out April 1, the former wrestler and governor of Minnesota writes: “As I begin to write this book, I’m facing probably the most monumental decision of my 56 years on this planet. Will I run for president of the United States, as an independent, in 2008? Or will I stay as far away from the fray as possible, in a place with no electricity, on a remote beach in Mexico?”
Ralph Nader Announces Running Mate
Ralph Nader announced on Sunday, he was running for President. Now on Wednesday, Nader held a press conference to announce that his running mate will be Matt Gonzalez of San Francisco, California. Gonzalez was a public defender and a member of the board of supervisors of San Francisco. Gonzalez stated that he shares political views with Ralph Nader. Matt Gonzalez is 42, and attended Columbia University and the Stanford Law School.
Ralph Nader has selected a former San Francisco city official as his running mate in the presidential race.
Nader announced his selection of Matt Gonzalez, who served as a public defender and a member of the board of supervisors in San Francisco, at a news conference Wednesday.
“It is an honor to run with Mr. Nader,” Gonzalez said. “I hold him in high esteem and share his politics.”
Gonzalez said his priorities in the campaign are election reform, poverty and the war in Iraq.
“I find Matt Gonzalez unwavering in his principles,” Nader said.
He announced Sunday that he will launch his fourth consecutive White House bid — fifth if his 1992 write-in campaign is included.
Many Democrats fear Nader could draw votes from whoever gets the party’s nomination, potentially helping presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain win the White House in November. Nader has long rejected accusations that he served as a spoiler in 2000, in effect helping George W. Bush beat out Al Gore.
Source: CNN
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Sphere: Related ContentRalph Nader Annouces Presidential Bid
Ralph Nader appeared on Meet The Press Sunday to announce that he was running for President. Nader has ran for President in the last three elections. Nader has been accosted for running in 2000, when he garnered over two percent of the national vote and many felt that he cost Al Gore the presidency. In 2004, Nader didn’t even come close to getting one percent of the national vote.
Live Blogging Of The Primaries Starting 7:15 EST
1:30 am: Final Results and Last Update.
Obama wins the most with 13 States: AL, AK, CO, GA, CT, MO, ND, KS, IL, ID, MN, DE, and UT.
McCain wins 9: CA, MO, AZ, CT, IL, NJ, DE, OK, and NY.
Clinton wins 8: MA, TN, AZ, NJ, CA, NY, OK, and AR.
Romney wins 6: MA, UT, CO, MT, AK, and MN.-Updated 2:26 am
Huckabee wins 5: WV, GA, TN, AL, and AR.
That should be all the states, excluding New Mexico which voted today, but had some ballot problems. Tomorrow Political Kudzu will provide analysis of Super Tuesday and ongoing political coverage.
1:10 am: With all States reporting results, except New Mexico which had some sort of Ballot problems, live blogging is concluded. Comeback and visit Political Kudzu for updates and all the biggest political breaking news. Thank You for your participation. Let the Superdelegate battle begin.
12:43 am: Obama wins Alaska
12:40 am: Obama wins Missouri
12:31 am: Romney will have an important meeting tomorrow with his staff (Romney maybe getting ready to drop out)
12:21 am: Number of State per Candidate so far: Obama-11, McCain-9, Clinton-8, Huckabee-5, Romney-5, Paul-0
12:17 am: McCain wins Missouri
12:15 am: McCain wins California
12:12 am: Clinton wins California
12:06 am: Missouri and California, both too close to call
12:01 am: Romney wins Montana
11:52 pm: Obama wins Colorado, Clinton wins Missouri
11:45 pm: Huckabee wins Tennessee
11:32 pm: Romney wins Minnesota Caucus
11:25 pm: California too close to call for Dems and Repubs
11:16 pm: Clinton wins Arizona
11:10 pm: Number of State per Candidate so far: Obama-10, McCain-7, Clinton-6, Huckabee-4, Romney-3, Paul-0
11:02 pm: McCain wins Arizona
11:01 pm: Romney wins North Dakota Caucus
10:58 pm: Obama wins Idaho
10:56 pm: Obama wins Minnesota
10:55 pm: McCain wins Arizona
10:41 pm: Huckabee wins Georgia
10:27 pm: Obama wins Connecticut
10:17 pm: Obama wins Kansas Caucus
10:07 pm: Number of States per Candidate so far: Clinton-6, Obama-6, McCain-6, Huckabee-3, Romney-2
10:05 pm: Obama wins Utah
10:02 pm: Obama wins North Dakota Caucus
10:00 pm: Romney wins Utah
9:52 pm: McCain wins Oklahoma
9:29 pm: Finally, ‘Bama for Obama
9:23 pm: Connecticut too close to call for Democrats
9:21 pm: Clinton wins New Jersey
9:20 pm: McCain wins New York
9:15 pm: Number of States per Candidate so far: Obama-3, Clinton-5, McCain-4, Huckabee-3, Romney-1, Paul-0
9:10 pm: Clinton wins Massachusetts
9:03 pm Obama wins Delaware
9:01 pm: Hillary Clinton wins New York
8:53 pm: Huckabee wins Alabama as a projection, even though he is behind McCain right now
8:38 pm: McCain wins Delaware
8:35 pm: Number of States won so far Obama- 2, Clinton-3, McCain-3, Huckabee-2 (including WV), Romney-1
8:30 pm: Mike Huckabee and Hillary Clinton Winners of Arkansas
8:17 pm: New Jersey, Missouri, Alabama- Too close to call on Democratic Side, Clinton wins Tennessee
Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama, Missouri - Too close to call on Republican side
8:03 pm: Romney wins Massachusetts
8:01 pm: McCain wins New Jersey and Connecticut, Huckabee leading in Georgia
8:00 pm: Obama and McCain win Illinois, Clinton wins Oklahoma,
7:42 pm: No new updates
7:02 pm: Republicans in Georgia too close to call.
7:01 pm: Barack Obama is the Projected winner for the Democratic Georgia Primary. He is thought to be the favorite in Georgia.
Sphere: Related ContentBloomberg Will Not Be Running For President
On Thursday Jan. 31st, After a good bit of speculation, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says that he is not a candidate for president and will stay that way and finish out his term as Mayor of New York City.
In a visit to Google’s offices in New York City, Bloomberg said he is not a presidential candidate and that he’ll “stay that way,” a slightly stronger indication that he does not intend to seek the presidency.
For Bloomberg watchers who vigorously dissect every syllable, flinch and facial expression when he answers questions about whether he will seek the White House, the response went a bit further than he has gone in recent months.
Bloomberg, a technology mogul who founded the financial information company that bears his name, spoke to about 250 Google employees at their vast offices in Manhattan.
When asked if he was going to run for president, Bloomberg said, “No. Next question.”
Later, when a reporter asked about whether he might run, he said he is “not a candidate, and I’ll stay that way,” adding “I plan to finish out my term.”
Source: Fox News
Sphere: Related ContentRalph Nader Launches Exploratory Committee For The Presidency
Ralph Nader is back. Ralph Nader has been seeking the Presidency every election since 1996, and will do so again this year. In 1996 and 2000 he ran on The Green Party ticket and on an independent ticket in 2004. Nader, possibly the most well known consumer activist in history, likes uphill battles and will be putting himself in one, if he is going to run for the Presidency on any of the third party tickets. Who can blame Ralph Nader for trying once again, though?
photo source: nzhearld.co.nz
Sphere: Related ContentBloomberg for President, Maybe
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There has been much talk and some hype of current New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (Independent) making a bid for President of the United States. Bloomberg, who won both of his Mayoral bids as a Republican (2001 and 2005) and switched to Independent status on June 19th 2007 citing difference with the current political climate in D.C.. The switching from the Republican Party to Independent status has only added fuel to the fire, so to speak. Also, this wasn’t his first switcheroo, he was a Democrat until he decided to run for Mayor of New York, he changed to the Republican Party at that time.
It is all over the media from time to time that he has paid for data collection, the same type that he used to win both of his mayoral campaign. It is costly, but he has deep pockets having an estimated worth of over $10 billion. This could greatly help him in a bid for the Presidency, considering he can spend his own money, so therefore he wouldn’t have any of the financial restraints that many of the current candidates have. If he had a campaign, he would easy have the most money of any candidate to spend. There is no limit if you use your personal money (and have no fund raisers), as to how much you can spend. Which would certainly give him a tremendous advantage over previous independent candidates in the past that seemed well liked (Ross Perot 1992, Ralph Nader 2000) and help him overcome some of the problems they faced. There are several Independent parties that are trying to draft(nominate without announcement) him into being their candidate for president.
He has stated when asked that he is ” not a candidate” on several occasions, which is a pretty elusive answer. He did say at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve TV show 2007 that he “is not running for President.” Which if he sticks to that, it leaves open the possibility of him running as a vice-presidential candidate. In this situation, he could possibly financially back someone running for president. He talked with Democratic Sen. Barck Obama (Illinois) and Former Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn (Georgia), who has expressed interest in running on an independent ticket for President. If this was to come to pass, especially in the case of Obama, one would think that kind of financial back, would greatly increase the chance for winning a White House bid.
On January 7th, he did attend a meeting at the University of Oklahoma, along with other Independent, Democrats, and Republicans. It was a bi-partisan forum to help promote unity. Sam Nunn was also in attendence. Many expected Bloomberg to announce his Presidential Candidacy, which did not happen.
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