2008 Goobergunch Political Report
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News and Updates
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
The name of Senator Hillary Clinton (NY) was put into nomination by Delores Huerta (CA) and seconded by Jordan Apollo-Pazell (UT) and Williams Harris (NY).
The name of Senator Barack Obama (IL) was put into nomination by Michael Wilson (FL) and seconded by Ken Salazar (CO), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL), and Artur David (AL).
With 2210 delegate votes needed to nominate, the Roll Call Vote of the Democratic National Convention on the question of presidential nomination is as follows:
| Delegation |
B. Obama |
H. Clinton |
Abstain |
| Alabama |
48 |
5 |
| Alaska |
15 |
3 |
| American Samoa |
9 |
| Arizona |
40 |
27 |
| Arkansas |
47 |
| California |
PASSES |
| Colorado |
55 |
15 |
| Connecticut |
38 |
21 |
| Delaware |
23 |
| Democrats Abroad |
8½ |
2½ |
| District of Columbia |
33 |
7 |
| Florida |
136 |
51 |
1 |
| Georgia |
82 |
18 |
| Guam |
4 |
3 |
| Hawaii |
26 |
1 |
| Idaho |
20 |
3 |
| Illinois |
PASSES |
| Indiana |
75 |
6 |
| Iowa |
48 |
9 |
| Kansas |
34 |
6 |
| Kentucky |
36 |
24 |
| Louisiana |
43 |
7 |
| Maine |
24 |
8 |
| Maryland |
94 |
6 |
| Massachusetts |
65 |
52 |
| Michigan |
125 |
27 |
| Minnesota |
78 |
8 |
| Mississippi |
33 |
8 |
| Missouri |
82 |
6 |
| Montana |
18 |
7 |
| Nebraska |
28 |
3 |
| Nevada |
25 |
8 |
| New Hampshire |
30 |
| New Jersey |
127 |
| New Mexico |
YIELDS TO ILLINOIS |
| Illinois |
YIELDS TO NEW YORK |
| Subtotal |
1549½ |
341½ |
1 |
Upon the recognition of the delegation from New York, Hillary Clinton moved to suspend the rules and nominate Barack Obama by acclimation. The motion was carried by voice vote. Therefore, Barack Obama is the nominee of the Democratic Party for President.
During the presentation of her motion, Clinton stated that the complete delegate tally would be released at a later time. We'll provide that as soon as we find it.
Monday, 25 August 2008
The Democratic National Convention, by voice vote, has adopted the Credentials Committee report (granting Michigan and Florida full votes), the Rules Committee report (which, among other things, establishes a commission to review the primary process), and the Platform Committee report. There was no discussion on any of the motions to approve.
Sunday, 24 August 2008
Congressional Quarterly reports that the Democratic National Convention's Credentials Committee has voted unanimously to reinstate in full the votes of the delegations from Florida and Michigan. Although not every delegate will attend the convention, there are now a total of 4418 delegate votes at the Democratic National Convention, with 2209½ needed to nominate.
Barack Obama has chosen Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. This selection does not impact the partisan composition of the Senate; Biden can run concurrently for re-election and for Vice President (and faces minimal competition for his Senate seat), and should Biden be elected Vice President, the governor's house in Delaware will almost surely be retained by the Democrats, allowing the appointment of a Democratic replacement.
Sunday, 3 August 2008
It took rather longer than I was originally anticipating to post the next update to the Goobergunch Political Report. While some of this was due to post-primary burnout, the other problem was that there just wasn't much solid data to report. There are plenty of other websites that give predictions about the result of the upcoming general elections, but from a purely fact-based perspective, the 2008 presidential electoral map looks like this:
I'd like to refocus this website into reporting on Congressional legislation and proceedings in a way that's hopefully a bit more comprehensive and comprehendible than most coverage out there. However, doing this as the 110th Congress was winding down seems somewhat futile. As I write this, Congress has adjourned for their usual August recess; the Congressional leadership has also indicate that they plan on adjourning at the beginning of October, rather than having the lame duck November and December sessions prevalent in the last several years. Therefore, I plan on kicking off Congressional coverage for the 111th Congress when it gets ready to convene this winter.
However, that doesn't mean I'm just going to leave this website blank for the next few months. I'll be working on some software upgrades that allows more reader participation in the website, permitting a more interactive format than "e-mail me with questions or comments". I will also be covering anything exciting (like votes) that occur at the conventions, as well as Congressional primaries and interesting state ballot measures. Soon, I'll be posting a couple pages providing information for voter registration and absentee ballot application throughout the United States. Finally, I'll have live election-night coverage of the 2008 general election, with maps and everything.
