Out of Town for 5 Days

It is unlikely any new blog entries will be made here until the evening of Sep. 18, due to Richard Winger being out-of-town.


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Out of Town for 5 Days — 4 Comments

  1. The New Mexico federal judge who is handling the Libertarian Party ballot access case has cancelled the hearing set for Monday, Sep. 18. Instead she will issue a ruling on September 18, based on the written briefs. The Libertarian Party is seeking an injunction to place its New Mexico nominees on the ballot.

  2. http://www.electionwatch2006.com

    Poll shows voters, especially poor and young, want
    California Governor
    Green Party candidate Peter Camejo (also 2004 Ralph Nader Presidential running mate) in upcoming
    gubernatorial debates

    SACRAMENTO – Although the only gubernatorial debate
    planned so far only includes Gov. Arnold
    Schwarzenegger and Democrat Phil Angelides, a
    nonpartisan opinion poll released Thursday shows that
    as many as 63 percent of likely voters with an opinion
    favor the inclusion of Green Party gubernatorial
    candidate Peter Camejo in any debate.

    The poll, conducted by Pulse Opinion Research and
    commissioned by the Mexican American Political
    Association, is the first 2006 survey asking likely
    voters who they would want to see in a gubernatorial
    debate. All candidates were included in the poll.

    “This poll shows that the two corporate-funded
    candidates who fill the airwaves with tens of millions
    of dollars in advertising, and receive
    the bulk of news coverage are not the only candidates
    Californians want to hear. To deny voters their wishes
    by excluding me from debates in undemocratic, ” said
    Camejo at a news conference at the State Capitol.

    Camejo, who was considered, in surveys of news media
    and public, the winner of the 2003 recall election
    debates, noted that once Canada changes its electoral
    laws, the U.S. will be “the last advanced industrial
    nation with an openly undemocratic electoral system.”

    Overall, the poll indicates Camejo was the only third
    party candidate to receive an overall positive rating
    – logging a 44 percent “yes” to 26 percent “no” result
    when voters were asked if he should be in the debates.

    Other non-major party candidates had as many or more
    people opposed to them being in debates as supported
    their inclusion.

    Camejo’s strongest support came from Independents
    (55-16 percent), Democrats (50-16 percent), the poor
    (64-16 percent) and youth (55-11 percent). Voters with
    children and women also polled heavily for Camejo.
    Only Republicans and the wealthy opposed him.

    The poll comes on the heels of a report by the Public
    Policy Institute of California Wednesday which showed
    that while the state’s diversity has grown, whites
    represent 72 percent of voters, while 63 percent of
    Latinos are not registered. Camejo is the only Latino
    gubernatorial candidate.

    Complete results of the poll are available upon request.

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