This Suffolk University (Massachusetts) Poll of the New Hampshire primary shows John McCain leading in that primary. Should McCain become the Republican nominee, it is unlikely that Michael Bloomberg would choose to run as an independent candidate. Thanks to Political Wire for the news about the poll.
Below are the national convention dates and cities for the five political parties that are on the ballot in at least 15 states:
Constitution, April 22-27, Kansas City, Missouri
Libertarian, May 23-26, Denver, Colorado
Green, July 10-13, Chicago, Illinois
Democratic, August 25-28, Denver, Colorado
Republican, September 1-4, St. Paul, Minnesota
The Republican National Convention is the latest major party presidential convention in U.S. history.
Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of these conventions is that all five of them are unpredictable, as to who will be nominated for president.
Effective December 31, 2007, Charles Foster resigned as national chair of what might be called the “Texas-Florida” faction of the Reform Party. That group will now choose a new national chair.
In the meantime, the lawsuit filed by the Rodney Martin faction in federal court in San Francisco has a hearing on January 23. The Texas-Florida faction of the party has filed a motion to dismiss that lawsuit. The Martin faction of the party is trying to get that hearing postponed.
Mike Huckabee is quoted in this newspaper story about a possible Mayor Bloomberg independent candidacy. Huckabee says, “I welcome him into the race” and speculates that a Bloomberg candidacy would help the Republican nominee to win.
On December 31, Alan Keyes paid his $2,500 filing fee to be on the Texas Republican presidential primary ballot. That ballot now has 9 candidates on it. Fred Thompson still hasn’t filed, but he is free to do so on January 2, the deadline.
