The same 10 Republican presidential candidates who debated each other earlier in California will again debate in Columbia, South Carolina, at 9 p.m. eastern time, May 15. The debate will be broadcast on Fox News network.
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On May 14, the American Research Group released poll results for both major party presidential contests. 600 likely voters in each major party’s primaries and caucuses participated.
Republican results: Giuliani 28%; McCain 24%; Romney 8%; each of the other declared candidates who were included in the recent Simi Valley Republican debate had 1%. 13% were undecided or chose someone else. In addition, a few candidates who have not declared were included: Gingrich 13%, Fred Thompson 6%, Hagel 1%.
Democratic results: Clinton 39%; Obama 22%; Edwards 19%; Biden 3%; Dodd 2%; Richardson 2%; Kucinich 1%; undecided and other 11%. Gravel was apparently not listed as a choice. Thanks to Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire for this news.
On May 14, the North Carolina Senate passed SB 760, the National Popular Vote Plan. The vote was 30-18.
On May 14, the California Senate passed SB 37, the National Popular Vote bill. The vote was 22-14.
On April 15, the New Hampshire Libertarian Party had held a state nominating convention. That convention had nominated George Phillies for president, Karen Kwiatkowski for vice-president, and state representative Bea Francouer for Governor.
Since then, both Francouer and Kwiatkowski have declined those nominations, so the party will hold a new nominating convention, probably not for at least two months, and likely in October 2007. Kwiatkowski says she is willing to be the vice-presidential candidate if vice-presidential substitution is permitted. The NHLP has not obtained a clear-cut answer to the question of whether vice-presidential substitution is permitted. It was permitted in 1980, and the Secretary of State who was in office in 1980 is still in office.
Contrary to the comment below, the national Libertarian Party does not believe ballot access in New Hampshire is easy.