Louisiana held its congressional primary on October 4. In the 4th district, no one got a majority in either the Democratic or Republican primaries. Therefore, both parties will hold run-off primaries on November 4, and the general election for that seat will be held on December 6.
In the 2nd district, no one got 50% of the vote in the Democratic primary, so that district will also hold a run-off primary on November 4, and the general election will be December 6.
Louisiana held its congressional primary on October 4. In the 4th district, no one got a majority in either the Democratic or Republican primaries. Therefore, both parties will hold run-off primaries on November 4, and the general election for that seat will be held on December 6.
In the 2nd district, no one got 50% of the vote in the Democratic primary, so that district will also hold a run-off primary on November 4, and the general election will be December 6.
Last month, the webpage http://beabsentee.org was launched. Click on the map of the United States for any particular state. That brings up an absentee ballot application for that particular state. The webpage also gives the deadlines in each state for requesting an absentee ballot. The earliest deadline for requesting an absentee ballot by mail is Rhode Island’s October 14 deadline. Thanks to Kimberly Wilder for the link.
Starting with 1860, the year the Republicans indisputably became a major party, there have been 14 presidential elections in which the incumbent president was not running for re-election. Of those 14 elections, the voters elected a Republican 12 times. The only exceptions to the general rule that Republicans always win when no incumbent president is running, are 1884 and 1960. So, if Obama wins, his win will be historic for many reasons, including this one.
Film Critic Roger Ebert’s blog has an entry about the vice-presidential debate. That entry has many comments, including this interesting and perceptive comment from someone who lives in Quebec:
“Boy as a Canadian I sure don’t envy any of you dear neighbors. It is always the same, either Republican or Democratic…so boring.
Can’t you see that THEY own the ballpark. Only these two teams compete, sometimes one wins and sometimes it’s the other but they always play in THEIR ballpark…We too have to choose our government on the 14th and we have 5 choices (at least in Quebec we have, for the rest it is only 4). Isn’t that what real democracy should be about, a real choice that is not limited to either left or right. I am not saying we are better but at least we try.” The comment is by Philippe.
To see all the blog posts about the debate at the Ebert site, see here.
