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Review changes beginning Tuesday April 22, 2008.

  • Sunday April 20, 2008
  • Thursday April 17, 2008
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • New Mexico Democratic. The pledged delegate count as determined by the final results of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 Party-run Primary is Clinton 14, Obama 12.
      • Texas Republican. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 4 March 2008 state run Primary is McCain 120, Huckabee 17.
  • Tuesday April 15, 2008
    • Third Party News
      • It is reported that former United Nations Ambassador Alan L. Keyes- an unsuccessful contender for the Republican presidential nomination in both 1996 and 2000 and, most recently, the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois in 2004 (he lost to Democrat Barack Obama)- will be announcing, later today, that he will be leaving the Republican Party in order to join the Constitution Party. It is believed that Ambassador Keyes is doing so in order to seek that Party's 2008 presidential nomination.
      • The Constitution Party will be holding its National Convention, 23-26 April 2008, in Kansas City, Missouri. Another contender for that Party's presidential nomination is radio talk show host and pastor Dr. Chuck Baldwin, the Party's 2004 vice-presidential candidate, who formally announced his candidacy on 10 April 2008.
      • NOTE: The Constitution Party is not considered, by 'The Green Papers', to be a 'Major Third Party' because its presidential nominees have never won at least 2/10ths of 1 percent (0.2%) of the Popular Vote in any Presidential Election. In 2004, the Party's presidential candidate- Michael Peroutka- received 0.12% of the vote in that November's Presidential Election.
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • Rhode Island Democratic. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 4 March 2008 state run Primary is Clinton 13, Obama 8.
      • Rhode Island Republican. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 4 March 2008 state run Primary is McCain 13, Huckabee 4.
  • Saturday April 12, 2008
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • North Dakota Democratic. The pledged delegate count as determined by the final results of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 Precinct Caucuses is Obama 8, Clinton 5.
  • Thursday April 10, 2008
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • Vermont Democratic. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 4 March 2008 state run Primary is Obama 9, Clinton 6.
      • Vermont Republican. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 4 March 2008 state run Primary is McCain 17.
  • Wednesday April 9, 2008
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • Maryland Democratic. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 12 February 2008 state run Primary is Obama 42, Clinton 28.
      • Maryland Republican. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 12 February 2008 state run Primary is McCain 37.
  • Tuesday April 8, 2008
    • CALIFORNIA Special Primary: U.S. House of Representatives- CD 12
      • This Special Primary is being held to fill the U.S. House seat left vacant by the death of Congressman Tom Lantos [Democrat] on 11 February 2008; this is an "all-up" Primary in which all candidates run against each other regardless of Party affiliation: if one candidate should receive a majority of the votes (50% + 1 vote) in this Special Primary, that candidate is deemed to have been elected and the vacancy, thus, filled. Otherwise, the top vote getter from each Party will proceed to a Special Election on Tuesday 3 June 2008 which will, then, fill the vacancy.
      • There are 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans and 1 Green Party candidate on the ballot in this Special Primary; in addition, there are write-in campaigns.
      • Democratic Jackie Speier, having received 78% of the vote, is elected.
      • The Partisan Composition of the U.S. House is now 234 Democrats, 199 Republicans, and 2 vacant seats.
      • The election of Democrat Jackie Speier to Congress adds 1 to the number of unpledged PLEO Democratic delegates from California. The California Delegation now has 441 delegate votes.
      • The Democratic Convention now has a total of 4,048 delegate votes with 2,025 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned - our soft count) and 4,416 delegate votes with 2,209 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are seated - our alternative count).
    • TEXAS Primary Runoffs
      • for U.S. House of Representatives:
        • CD 22- REPUBLICANS: Pete Olson has defeated Shelley Sekula-Gibbs
        • CD 32- DEMOCRATS: Eric Roberson has defeated Steve Love
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • Massachusetts Republican. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is Romney 22, McCain 18.
      • South Carolina Republican. During November 2007, the RNC made a determination that South Carolina's Saturday 19 January 2008 primary violates Republican Party Rule Number 16 and sanctioned the state 50% of its delegation. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Saturday 19 January 2008 state run Primary is McCain 18 sanctioned / 35 unsanctioned, Huckabee 6 sanctioned / 9 unsanctioned.
  • Saturday April 5, 2008
    • Louisiana Second Special Party Primary (Runoff)
      • for U.S. House of Representatives:
        • U.S. House CD 1
          • Republican: Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise has won with 58.08% of the vote.
        • U.S. House CD 6.
          • Democratic: Donald J. "Don" Cazayoux, Jr. has won with 56.80% of the vote.
          • Republican: Louis E. "Woody" Jenkins has won with 61.94% of the vote.
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • Arkansas Republican. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is Huckabee 29, McCain 1, Romney 1.
      • Delaware Democrat. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is Obama 9, Clinton 6.
      • Delaware Republican. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is McCain 18.
      • Massachusetts Democrat. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is Clinton 55, Obama 38.
      • Mississippi Democrat. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 11 March 2008 state run Primary is Obama 20, Clinton 13.
  • Friday April 4, 2008
  • Tuesday April 1, 2008
    • MISSISSIPPI Primary Runoffs
      • for U.S. House of Representatives:
        • CD 1:
          • Democrats: Travis Childers has defeated Steve Holland
          • Republicans: Greg Davis appears to have defeated Glenn McCullough by a percentage margin of 50.79% to 49.21% with 100% of precincts reporting: unofficially, Davis' winning margin is 525 votes out of 33,135 total votes cast.
        • CD 3:
          • Republicans: Gregg Harper has defeated Charlie Ross
  • Sunday March 30, 2008
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • New Jersey Republican. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is McCain 52.
  • Friday March 28, 2008
    • Vox Populi ... A Letter to the Editor: A Private Dispute by Daniel Larsen
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • Michigan Democrat. On 1 December 2007, the DNC made a determination that Michigan's Tuesday 15 January 2008 primary violates party rules and has decided to strip the state of its delegation. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 29 January 2008 state run Primary is Clinton 0 sanctioned / 73 unsanctioned, Uncommitted 0 sanctioned / 55 unsanctioned.
      • Michigan Republican. On 8 November 2007, the RNC made a determination that Michigan's Tuesday 15 January 2008 primary violates Republican Party Rule Number 16 and sanctioned the state 50% of its delegation. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 15 January 2008 state run Primary is Romney 20 sanctioned / 45 unsanctioned, McCain 7 sanctioned / 10 unsanctioned, Huckabee 3 sanctioned / 2 unsanctioned. The sanctioned count assumes the 1 delegate is allocated WTA per CD and 15 are allocated proportionally statewide. Governor Mitt Romney has "set aside" or suspended his campaign. Per Rule 19E(2) of the Republican Party of Michigan Rules, Romney's delegates have been be reallocated to "uncommitted".
  • Thursday March 27, 2008
    • Congressman Albert R. Wynn, Democrat - Maryland CD 4 resigned effective in June 2008 to become a partner in the Washington law firm Dickstein Shapiro LLP. Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley will have 10 days after the date of the Congressman's resignation to call for a special election or to allow the seat to remain vacant.
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • Florida Democrat. On 5 October 2007, the DNC made a determination that Florida's Tuesday 29 January 2008 primary violates party rules and has decided to strip the state of its delegation. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 29 January 2008 state run Primary is Clinton 0 sanctioned / 105 unsanctioned, Obama 0 sanctioned / 67 unsanctioned, Edwards 0 sanctioned / 13 unsanctioned.
      • Florida Republican. On 8 November 2007, the RNC made a determination that Florida's Tuesday 29 January 2008 primary violates Republican Party Rule Number 16 and sanctioned the state 50% of its delegation. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 29 January 2008 state run Primary is McCain 57 sanctioned / 99 unsanctioned, Romney 0 sanctioned / 15 unsanctioned.
      • Missouri Democrat. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is Clinton 36, Obama 36.
  • Tuesday March 25, 2008
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • New Hampshire Democrat. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 8 January 2008 state run Primary is Clinton 9, Obama 9, Edwards 4.
  • Saturday March 22, 2008
    • Vox Populi ... A Letter to the Editor: Mixing apples with oranges by Byron Brannon
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • Connecticut Democrat. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is Obama 26, Clinton 22.
      • Connecticut Republican. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is McCain 27.
      • New Hampshire Republican. On 8 November 2007, the RNC made a determination that New Hampshire's Tuesday 8 January 2008 primary violates Republican Party Rule Number 16 and sanctioned the state 50% of its delegation. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 8 January 2008 state run Primary is McCain 7 sanctioned / 12 unsanctioned, Romney 4 sanctioned / 7 unsanctioned, Huckabee 1 sanctioned / 2 unsanctioned.
  • Thursday March 20, 2008
  • Wednesday March 19, 2008
  • Tuesday March 18, 2008
    • Adjustments to the 2008 Democratic Delegate Allocation:
      • Michigan: +1 unpledged delegate due to the addition of Mayor Brenda Lawrence of Southfield, Michigan representing the Democratic Mayors. The total number of delegate votes for Michigan is 0 (assuming Michigan is sanctioned - our soft count) and 157 (assuming Michigan is seated - our alternative count).
      • Montana: +1 unpledged delegate due to the addition of John Melcher, a DNC member representing the National Democratic Seniors Coordinating Council. The total number of delegate votes from Montana is now 25.
      • Unassigned: -2 unpledged delegates as the result of the Seniors Coordinating Council vacancy being filled by John Melcher of Montana and the National Conference of Democratic Mayors vacancy being filled by Mayor Brenda Lawrence of Southfield, Michigan. The total number of delegate votes for Unassigned is now 2.
      • The Democratic Convention now has a total of 4,047 delegate votes with 2,024 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned - our soft count) and 4,415 delegate votes with 2,208 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are seated - our alternative count).
  • Monday March 17, 2008
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • California Democrat. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is Clinton 204, Obama 166.
      • California Republican. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is McCain 155, Romney 15.
    • Adjustments to the 2008 Democratic Delegate Allocation:
      • New York Governor Eliot L. Spitzer will resign today and Democratic Lieutenant Governor David A. Paterson will be sworn as Governor. Prior to the resignation, both Governor Spitzer and Lieutenant Governor David A. Paterson were unpledged PLEO delegates to the Democratic National Convention: Governor Spitzer, as a sitting Democratic Governor and Lieutenant Governor Paterson as a DNC Member-At-Large.
      • The total number of delegate votes from New York decreases by 1 to 281.
      • The Democratic Convention now has a total of 4,048 delegate votes with 2,025 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned - our soft count) and 4,415 delegate votes with 2,208 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are seated - our alternative count).
  • Sunday March 16, 2008
  • Friday March 14, 2008
    • It has been announced that New York State Lieutenant Governor David Paterson will be sworn in, thereby formally succeeding Eliot Spitzer, as Governor of the State at 1 PM Eastern Time (1700 UTC) on Monday 17 March 2008.
  • Thursday 13 March 2008
    • Information for a tentative Florida Democratic Do-over primary.
      • Timeline:
        • Tuesday 3 June Florida Democratic Primary (Ballots must be received at headquarters or a regional office by 7:00 PM)
        • Saturday 14 June - District-Level Delegate Selection Caucuses
        • Friday 20 June - Unpledged Add-On, PLEO, At-Large Selection
        • Saturday 21 June Full Delegation Meeting to elect Chair, Pages, etc.
  • Wednesday March 12, 2008
    • NY Gov Spitzer Resigns, effective next Monday; Lt Gov Paterson to be sworn in at that time.
      • Governor Eliot Spitzer (Democrat-NEW YORK), who has been plagued, over the past couple days, by a scandal involving his having been a customer of a high-priced prostitution ring, announced his resignation from the State's highest office today; his resignation will be effective Monday 17 March 2008, on which date Lieutenant Governor David Paterson will be sworn in as the Empire State's first African-American Governor as well as, it is believed, the first legally blind State Governor in U.S. History.
      • Governor Spitzer, thus, becomes the first Governor of New York State to resign the office since Nelson A. Rockefeller did so on 18 December 1973 (NOTE: Contrary to many references we have already seen in the media, Governor Rockefeller did not resign to become Vice President of the United States [Rockefeller was not nominated to the Vice Presidency by President Gerald R. Ford until 20 August 1974 (Ford did not even become President of the United States until 9 August 1974!) and was not sworn in as Vice President until 19 December 1974, after confirmation by both houses of Congress, as required by the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution]; instead, Rockefeller had resigned in order to allow him to take over the Commission on Critical Choices [a Rockefeller family-funded "think tank"] but even moreso so as to advance a possible third attempt to secure the Republican presidential nomination [this time, in 1976: Richard M. Nixon was still President at the time Rockefeller resigned the Governor's chair and Nixon was barred, by the Constitution's 22d Amendment, from seeking a third term; meanwhile, all signs were already pointing to a big Democratic victory in 1974 Midterm Elections as a result of the so-called "Watergate" scandal and Rockefeller, apparently, did not want to risk losing re-election to a fifth term as New York's Governor (which might have adversely affected his status as 1976 "presidential timber")]. President Nixon's subsequent resignation, combined with Ford's elevation to the Presidency, meant that President Ford- not Rockefeller- would be the presidential contender representing the more moderate wing of the Republican Party going into the 1976 presidential campaign, hence Rockefeller's willingness to then accept the Vice-Presidency).
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • Alabama Democrats. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is Obama 27, Clinton 25.
      • District of Columbia Democrats. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 12 February 2008 state run Primary is Obama 12, Clinton 3.
      • District of Columbia Republicans. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 12 February 2008 state run Primary is McCain 16.
      • Illinois Democrats. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is Obama 104, Clinton 49.
      • Illinois Republicans. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is McCain 54, Romney 3.
      • Connecticut Democrats. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is Obama 26, Clinton 22.
      • Connecticut Republicans. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified returns of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is McCain 27.
  • Tuesday March 11, 2008
    • NOTE to our International readers: Most of the United States of America (with the exception of the States of ARIZONA and HAWAII) went on Daylight Savings Time (our what is known as "Summer Time" over much of the globe)- in which local time is advanced one hour ahead of Standard Time- as of 2 AM local Standard Time on Sunday 9 March: thus, you will notice that the times UTC in relation to poll closing times seen in this "Red Zone" throughout most of the rest of this year on this site will be one hour earlier in relation to the same local time as compared to earlier this calendar year in most cases.
    • MISSISSIPPI PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
      • Democrats: 33 of 40 National Convention delegates pledged: 22 by Congressional District; 11 Statewide-- all delegates pledged via Proportional method with 15% of the vote minimum threshold at both levels. Barack Obama has won the MISSISSIPPI Democratic Presidential Primary.
      • Republicans: 36 of 39 National Convention delegates pledged: 12 by Congressional District (3 per CD: highest vote-getter in the district gets all 3); 24 Statewide (Winner Take All if highest vote-getter has majority of the vote; otherwise, Proportional with a 15% of the vote minimum threshold at the Statewide level only). John McCain has won the MISSISSIPPI Republican Presidential Primary.
    • MISSISSIPPI State/local Primary
    • INDIANA 7th Congressional District SPECIAL ELECTION
      • Democrat André Carson has won the Special Election in Indiana CD 7 with an estimated 54% of the vote. He fills the seat vacated upon the death of Congressman Julia M. Carson (his grandmother) on 15 December 2007.
      • The partisan breakdown of the U.S. House is now 233 Democrats, 199 Republicans and 3 vacant seats.
      • The number of unpledged PLEO Democratic delegates from Indiana has changed from 84 to 85. The Democratic Convention has a total of 4,049 delegate votes with 2,025 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned - our soft count) and 4,416 delegate votes with 2,209 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are seated - our alternative count).
  • Saturday March 8, 2008
    • Barack Obama has "won" the WYOMING Democratic County Caucuses which began the process of pledging 12 (of 18) Democratic National Convention delegates from that State to presidential contenders.
    • Democrat G. William "Bill" Foster has won the Special Election in Illinois CD 14 with an estimated 53% of the vote. He fills the seat vacated by the 26 November 2007 resignation of Republican Congressman J. Dennis Hastert.
      • The partisan breakdown of the U.S. House is now 232 Democrats, 199 Republicans and 4 vacant seats.
      • The number of unpledged PLEO Democratic delegates from Illinois has changed from 183 to 184. The Democratic Convention has a total of 4,048 delegate votes with 2,025 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned - our soft count) and 4,415 delegate votes with 2,208 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are seated - our alternative count).
  • Friday March 7, 2008
  • Wednesday March 5, 2008
    • Senator John McCain of Arizona, now the presumptive presidential nominee of the Republican Party for 2008, will be at the White House today where he is expected to receive the endorsement of incumbent President George W. Bush who is acting in his capacity as "titular head" of the Party (the President being the person most recently formally nominated for the Presidency by the GOP back in 2004).
  • Tuesday March 4, 2008
    • "SUPER TUESDAY II" Presidential Primaries
      • Media reports have called all 4 States for Senator John McCain (R-Arizona); by most media-based delegate count estimates (which include endorsements by "Party Leader" delegates [the GOP equivalent of "superdelegates"]), John McCain has clinched the 2008 Republican Presidential Nomination. Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) has announced that he is dropping out of the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination and that he will be giving his support to Senator McCain as the Party's nominee-presumptive.
      • Hillary Clinton, her campaign rejuvenated by her victories tonight, has announced that she is in the Democratic presidential nomination race against Barack Obama for the long haul. There was intense media speculation, prior to these 'Super Tuesday II' Primaries, that- had Senator Clinton not done at all well in said Primaries- her campaign might well be on the verge of folding; obviously, this is not going to happen.
        STATE Party poll closing time
        [Local/UTC]        		 National Convention
        delegates actually
        being pledged
        by "event"        		 Statewide Winner
        (posted as races
        are called)
        OHIO Democrat polls closed 141 [of 162] Clinton
        OHIO Republican polls closed 85 [of 88]
        WTM        		 McCain
        RHODE ISLAND Democrat polls closed 21 [of 33] Clinton
        RHODE ISLAND Republican polls closed 17 [of 20]
        prop        		 McCain
        TEXAS Democrat ALL polls have closed 126 [of 228]
        67 additional
        delegates to be
        pledged via
        Caucus/Convention
        system beginning
        this evening        		 Clinton
        TEXAS Republican ALL polls have closed 137 [of 140]
        WTM/prop        		 McCain
        VERMONT Democrat polls closed 15 [of 23] Obama
        VERMONT Republican polls closed all 17
        WTA        		 McCain

        Democrats are required, by national Party rules, to pledge delegates to presidential contenders proportionally both Statewide and by sub-State District, subject to a contender being required to reach a 15% popular vote threshold in order to qualify for delegates; Republicans, on the other hand, have various methods of pledging delegates to presidential contenders, depending on the State:

        • prop Proportional: delegates are pledged to presidential contenders proportionally both Statewide and by sub-State District, subject to a contender required to reach a particular percentage threshold (which varies from State to State on the Republican side) in order to qualify for delegates.
        • WTA Winner Take All: all National Convention delegates up for grabs go to the Statewide popular vote winner.
        • WTM Winner Take Most: Statewide popular vote winner gains all at-large delegates, but district delegates go to the popular vote winners in each sub-State District (thus, a Statewide loser can still gain delegates in such a State).
        • WTM/prop: Mixed distribution of delegates: the first type (before the forward slash) is applied where a presidential contender gets at least a majority of the vote in the relevant jurisdiction, otherwise National Convention delegates are pledged among presidential contenders in such a way that the loser Statewide or in a sub-State District can still gain delegates.
    • State and Local Primaries
  • Tuesday 4 March 2008
    • Adjustments to the 2008 Democratic Delegate Allocation:
      • Former DNC Chairman Kenneth Curtis, a Distinguished Party Leader, has moved from Maine to Florida. The total number of delegate votes from Maine is now 32 and the total number of delegate votes from Florida, assuming the delegation is seated, is 211.
      • The Democratic Convention now has a total of 4,047 delegate votes with 2,024 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned - our soft count) and 4,414 delegate votes with 2,208 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are seated - our alternative count).
  • Monday 3 March 2008
  • Saturday 1 March 2008
    • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
      • New York Democrats. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified results of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is Clinton 139, Obama 93.
      • New York Republicans. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified results of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 state run Primary is McCain 87.
  • Friday 29 February 2008
    • Adjustments to the 2008 Democratic Delegate Allocation:
      • Colorado: -1 DNC member, the total number of delegate votes is now 70.
      • District of Columbia: +1 DNC member, the total number of delegate votes is now 39.
      • Georgia: -1 DNC member, the total number of delegate votes is now 102.
      • Illinois: -1 DNC member, -1 Distinguished Party Leader, the total number of delegate votes is now 183.
      • Maine: -1 Distinguished Party Leader, the total number of delegate votes is now 33.
      • Nevada: +1 DNC member, the total number of delegate votes is now 34.
      • New York: +1 Distinguished Party Leader, the total number of delegate votes is now 282.
      • Ohio: +1 Distinguished Party Leader, the total number of delegate votes is now 162.
      • Oklahoma: +1 DNC member, the total number of delegate votes is now 48.
      • Pennsylvania: -1 DNC member, the total number of delegate votes is now 187.
      • Rhode Island: +1 DNC member, the total number of delegate votes is now 33.
      • The Democratic Convention now has a total of 4,048 delegate votes with 2,025 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned - our soft count) and 4,414 delegate votes with 2,208 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are seated - our alternative count).
  • 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Conventions Update
    • Democrats Abroad. The regional pledged delegate count as determined by the results of the 5 February through 12 February 2008 Local Caucuses / Party run Primary is Obama 6, Clinton 3. Each of these pledged delegates will cast one half vote at the national convention. The Saturday 12 April 2008 Global Convention will allocate the 5 remaining pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
    • Virginia Democrats. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified results of the 12 February 2008 state run Primary is Obama 54, Clinton 29.
    • Virginia Republican. The pledged delegate count as determined by the certified results of the Tuesday 12 February 2008 state run Primary is McCain 63. These delegates are pledged to support the winner of the Virginia Republican Primary on the first ballot at the national convention.
  • Thursday 21 February 2008
    • DEMOCRATS ABROAD results announced
      • In a global primary held in various places around the world from Tuesday 5 February through Tuesday 12 February, Barack Obama won some 65 percent of the vote from 'Democrats Abroad', an organization of expatriate Americans recognized by the national Democratic Party US that will be sending 14 delegates to (together casting 7 "delegate votes" at) the Democratic National Convention in Denver scheduled for late August.
      • 9 National Convention delegates- each casting a half vote at the National Convention- were pledged as a result of the Democrats Abroad global primary and it was announced today that these split 5-4 in favor of Obama over Hillary Clinton. This would give Senator Obama 2.5 delegate votes from the Democrats Abroad delegation to Senator Clinton's 2.0.
      • The remaining 5 delegates (hence, the remaining 2.5 delegate votes at the National Convention) will be pledged and chosen at a Democrats Abroad Convention scheduled for this April in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Tuesday 19 February 2008
    • PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES and CAUCUSES
      • re: Republican Primaries in the table below:
        • WTA/Prop: Winner Take All (Congressional District) & Proportional (Statewide).
        • WTM Winner Take Most-- At-large delegates are pledged to the Statewide winner; district delegates are pledged to the winner in each Congressional District (a Statewide loser, therefore, can still gain delegates).
      • All Democratic delegates are pledged proportionally both Statewide and at the district level (depending on the type of delegate), subject to a presidential contender reaching a 15% threshold at the appropriate level.
        • STATE Party Type of "event"
        (if a Primary:
        poll closing time
        [Local/UTC] indicated)        		 National Convention
        delegates actually
        being pledged
        by "event"        		 Statewide Winner
        HAWAII Democrat precinct Caucuses 20 [of 29] Obama
        WASHINGTON Democrat polls closed no delegates pledged
        [Advisory "beauty contest"]        		 Obama
        WASHINGTON Republican polls closed 19 [of 40]
        WTA/Prop        		 McCain
        WISCONSIN Democrat polls closed 74 [of 92] Obama
        WISCONSIN Republican polls closed all 40
        WTM        		 McCain
  • Wednesday February 13, 2008
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  • Monday February 11, 2008
    • We extend our condolences to the family and friends of Congressman Tom Lantos (Democratic California CD 12) who passed away today at the age of 80 due to complications associated with esophageal cancer.
    • The partisan breakdown of the U.S. House is now 231 Democrats, 199 Republicans and 5 vacant seats.
    • The number of unpledged PLEO Democratic delegates from California has changed from 441 to 440. The Democratic Convention has a total of 4,048 delegate votes with 2,025 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are sanctioned - our soft count) and 4,414 delegate votes with 2,208 needed to nominate (assuming Florida and Michigan are seated - our alternative count).
  • Sunday February 10, 2008
    • MAINE Democratic MUNICIPAL CAUCUSES
      • Municipal Caucuses choose delegates to the State Convention (which will actually pledge 24 [of 34] National Convention delegates later on: no National Convention delegates will be directly pledged via today's caucuses).
      • Barack Obama gained the most State Convention delegates in these caucuses
  • Saturday 9 February 2008
    • Commentary: TWO OF US RIDING NOWHERE ... The Democrats' dilemma as their "superdelegates" now loom larger in the wake of 'Super Duper' Tuesday by Richard E. Berg-Andersson TheGreenPapers.com Staff
    • NOTE: no delegates pledged in the table below simply refers to National Convention delegates not being directly pledged by the votes of participants in the event in question.
        • STATE Party Type of "event"
        (if a Primary:
        poll closing time
        [Local/UTC] indicated)        		 National Convention
        delegates actually
        being pledged
        by "event"        		 Statewide Winner
        KANSAS Republican precinct Caucuses all 39 Huckabee
        LOUISIANA Democrat polls closed 56 [of 66] Obama
        LOUISIANA Republican polls closed 20 [of 47] Huckabee
        NEBRASKA Democrat precinct Caucuses 16 [of 31] Obama
        WASHINGTON Democrat precinct Caucuses no delegates pledged
        [of 78 (of 97)]        		 Obama
        WASHINGTON Republican precinct Caucuses no delegates pledged
        [of 18 (of 40)]
        NOTE: A Primary on
        19 February will pledge
        19 delegates
        other than the above 18        		 McCain
        VIRGIN ISLANDS Democrat Territorial Convention 3 [of 9] "delegate votes"
        represented by 6 persons
        casting 1/2 vote apiece        		 Obama
  • Friday February 8, 2008
    • Michigan Republican Presidential Primary Update:
      • Per Rule 19E(2) of the Republican Party of Michigan Rules for Selection of Delegates and Alternates to the 2008 Republican Convention, the 45 delegates that were previously allocated to Governor Romney will now be deemed "uncommitted" delegates and are therefore not bound to support any particular candidate. The Credentials Committee of the Michigan Republican Party will submit notification to Governor Romney’s campaign. Governor Romney has the right to appeal the Credentials Committee’s determination within five days, but it is our understanding from the Romney campaign that he has no intention to do so.
      • Accordingly, we are moving Romney's 25 delegates from our soft count (assumes sanctions) and 45 delgates from our alternative count (assumes no sanctions) to uncommitted.
  • Thursday February 7, 2008
  • Tuesday February 5, 2008
    • 'SUPER DUPER' TUESDAY Results
      • We wish to take a moment to thank our webhosting company, pair Networks, for their assistance in helping us handle the increased network traffic today....
      • Due to space limitations in what we at The Green Papers call our "Red Zone" (this part of the home page in red type face in which we post breaking news, updates, links to Richard E. Berg-Andersson's brilliant political observations [ahem, ahem... cough, cough ;-)], Primary or Caucus previews and the like), we have provided a chart below in which the winners of each 'Super Duper Tuesday' event will be posted. The links associated with the initials of each Party holding a 5 February delegate distribution "event" in each State, as found in the table below, will take you to our more usual style "Red Zone" Preview of said event.
      • Democrats are required, by national Party rules, to pledge delegates to presidential contenders proportionally both Statewide and by sub-State District, subject to a contender required to reach a 15% popular vote threshold in order to qualify for delegates; Republicans, on the other hand, have various methods of pledging delegates to presidential contenders, depending on the State:
        • AP/DS Advisory Primary with separate Delegate Selection: self-explanatory-- the delegates pledged to presidential contenders are elected as individuals on the ballot; the presidential preference Primary is the so-called "beauty contest", because it does not have anything directly to do with for whom delegates are pledged. (The Statewide winner noted in the chart below will be the winner of the Advisory Primary, however).
        • Prop Proportional: delegates are pledged to presidential contenders proportionally both Statewide and by sub-State District, subject to a contender required to reach a particular percentage threshold (which varies from State to State on the Republican side) in order to qualify for delegates.
        • WTA Winner Take All: all National Convention delegates up for grabs go to the Statewide popular vote winner.
        • WTM Winner Take Most: Statewide popular vote winner gains all at-large delegates, but district delegates go to the popular vote winners in each sub-State District (thus, a Statewide loser can still gain delegates in such a State).
        • WTA/Prop or WTM/Prop: Mixed distribution of delegates: the first type (before the forward slash) is applied where a presidential contender gets at least 2/3 of the vote in the relevant jurisdiction, otherwise National Convention delegates are pledged among presidential contenders proportionally.
      • ndp no delegates pledged: indicates States (in both Parties) that are not actually pledging National Convention delegates to presidential contenders today: the Caucuses elect delegates to higher-tier Conventions which will eventually lead to the pledging of National Convention delegates at a later date.
      • In addition, not all National Convention delegates from each State are up for grabs today: Democrats have "superdelegates" (officially, "Unpledged PLEOs" [Party Leader and Elected Officials]) from each State who are not required to support presidential contenders in any relation to the vote in Primaries, Caucuses or Conventions; Republicans give automatic National Convention delegate seats to State "Party Leaders" (the members of the Republican National Committee and the State Republican Party Chair) who are, in most (though not all) States, officially "Unpledged". Also, in 4 States (ILLINOIS, NEW YORK, TENNESSEE and WEST VIRGINIA), some Republican National Convention delegates are being chosen later on.
        STATE Primary poll
        closing time
        (Local/UTC)        		 Statewide Winner
        (posted as races are called)        		 Statewide Winner
        (posted as races are called)
        Alabama polls closed D: Obama R: Huckabee
        WTM
        Alaska caucuses D: Obama
        ndp        		 R: Romney
        ndp
        Arizona polls closed D: Clinton R: McCain
        WTA
        Arkansas polls closed D: Clinton R: Huckabee
        WTM
        California polls closed D: Clinton R: McCain
        WTM
        Colorado caucuses D: Obama
        ndp        		 R: Romney
        ndp
        Connecticut polls closed D: Obama R: McCain
        WTA
        Delaware polls closed D: Obama R: McCain
        WTA
        Georgia polls closed D: Obama R: Huckabee
        WTM
        Idaho caucuses D: Obama
        ndp        		 no R event (27 May Primary)
        Illinois polls closed D: Obama R: McCain
        AP/DS
        Kansas caucuses D: Obama no R event (9 Feb caucuses)
        Massachusetts polls closed D: Clinton R: Romney
        Prop
        Minnesota caucuses D: Obama R: Romney
        ndp
        Missouri polls closed D: Obama R: McCain
        WTA
        Montana caucuses no D event (3 June Primary) R: Romney
        WTA
        New Jersey polls closed D: Clinton R: McCain
        WTA
        New Mexico 'primary' during
        caucuses        		 D: too close to call no R event (3 June Primary)
        New York polls closed D: Clinton R: McCain
        WTA
        North Dakota caucuses D: Obama
        ndp        		 R: Romney
        WTA/Prop
        Oklahoma polls closed D: Clinton R: McCain
        WTM
        Tennessee polls closed D: Clinton R: Huckabee
        WTM/Prop
        Utah polls closed D: Obama R: Romney
        WTA
        West Virginia State Convention no D event (13 May Primary) R: Huckabee
        WTA
        American Samoa Territorial Caucus D: Clinton no R event (23 February caucuses)
    • ILLINOIS State and Local PRIMARY
      • polling hours: 6 AM local time (1200 UTC) to 7 PM local time (0100 UTC)
      • Primaries that will nominate a Party's candidates in the General Election this coming November will be held on this day; the offices dealt with by 'The Green Papers' for which there will be Primaries today (re: only the Parties listed) are the following (italics indicate an INCUMBENT facing a Primary challenge):
        • United States Senator (Class 2 seat): Republicans
        • U.S. Representative in Congress:
          • CD 1: Democrats
          • CD 3: Democrats; Republicans
          • CD 6: Democrats
          • CD 7: Democrats
          • CD 8: Democrats; Republicans
          • CD 9: Democrats
          • CD 10: Democrats
          • CD 11: Republicans
          • CD 13: Republicans
          • CD 14: Democrats; Republicans
          • CD 18: Republicans
          • CD 19: Democrats
      • In addition, a Special Primary is being held in CD 14 concurrently with the regular Primary noted above- re: both Democrats and Republicans- for the purpose of nominating candidates for the Special Election scheduled for Saturday 8 March 2008 to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of former Speaker of the House Dennis J. Hastert (Republican) on 26 November 2007.

Review changes prior to Tuesday February 5, 2008.
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