SurveyUSA released a presidential poll for Georgia on October 13. The results: McCain 51%, Obama 43%, other 4%, undecided 2%. Barr is the only “other” choice on the ballot, but write-ins are permitted.
The same polling company released a similar poll two weeks ago, which showed “Other” at only 2% in Georgia. See here for the current poll, which is broken down by interesting demographic characteristics.
SurveyUSA released a presidential poll for Georgia on October 13. The results: McCain 51%, Obama 43%, other 4%, undecided 2%. Barr is the only “other” choice on the ballot, but write-ins are permitted.
The same polling company released a similar poll two weeks ago, which showed “Other” at only 2% in Georgia. See here for the current poll, which is broken down by interesting demographic characteristics.
On October 19, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and the Associated Press will hold a gubernatorial debate, at which all three ballot-listed candidates will participate. The three candidates are Mountain Party nominee Jesse Johnson, Democrat Joe Manchin, and Republican Russ Weeks. This will be the first televised gubernatorial debate in West Virginia that includes a minor party nominee since 2000.
Johnson had earlier sued in state court to get into the October 13 gubernatorial debate, which is sponsored by the West Virginia Broadcasters Convention. Johnson had argued that since the debate was being held in the Clay Center, which receives government financial support, that it violates Equal Protection to exclude him. However, the court ruled that the Clay Center wasn’t the sponsor of the debate.
On October 14, at 11 a.m. local time, Ralph Nader supporters will hold press conferences at each of the 22 Nader campaign offices.
The west has nine Nader offices. They are in Berkeley, Ca.; Denver, Co.; Fresno, Ca.; Las Vegas, Nv.; Los Angeles, Ca.; Portland, Or.; Sacramento, Ca.; Salt Lake City, Ut.; and Santa Fe, N.M.
The south only has two: Gainesville, Florida; and Richmond, Va.
The midwest has five: Chicago, Il.; Cincinnati, Oh.; Lansing, Mi.; Madison, Wi.; and Minneapolis, Mn.
The east has six: Allentown, Pa; Morgantown, W.V.; Portland, Me.; Syracuse, N.Y.; Washington, D.C.; and Waterbury, Ct.
On October 10, former Arkansas State Representative Dwayne Dobbins filed a lawsuit to get on the November ballot as the Democratic nominee in the 39th State House district. Currently, the only ballot-listed candidate is the Green Party nominee, Richard Carroll. The lawsuit is in Pulaski County Circuit Court.
Dobbins won this year’s Democratic primary for that seat, but the Democratic Party had refused to certify him. He had earlier been in the legislature, but had resigned as part of a plea bargain. In exchange for resigning from the legislature, he had been allowed to plea bargain down to a misdemeanor charge. Dobbins’ wife had then been elected to his seat. This year, everyone had expected her to run for re-election, but she did not file, and he did file, at the very last instant before filing closed. If other Democrats had known he would be filing, they would have filed as well. Therefore, after his name had been removed from the November ballot, the Democrats had been left without a ballot-listed candidate, although two Democrats are running as write-in candidates. See this story.
