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Posted on 03/10/2008 1:57:25 AM PDT by Yosemitest
Okay people, I'm open for suggestions. Here's what the ballot will probably look like.
Who would y'all suggest we elect?
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A Nov. 4 special election date is now in place for the U.S. Senate seat vacated in late December by Mississippi Republican Trent Lott and currently held on an interim basis by Republican Roger Wicker. That date was permitted Wednesday by the state's Supreme Court, ruling in a partisan dispute over the scheduling of the contest.
The court sided with Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, who had set the special election -- which will fill the remaining four years of Lott's unexpired term -- to coincide with the national Election Day of Nov. 4. In doing so, the state's high court reversed a lower court decision that favored Democratic plaintiffs who wanted the special election to be held earlier.
State Attorney General Jim Hood, a Democrat, filed suit to block implementation of the Nov. 4 election date. Lott's resignation became official just before the end of last year, and Hood contended that a provision in state law required a special election by mid-March to permanently fill the vacancy.
There was a political reason why the Democrats sought to have their interpretation of the law upheld. Democrats have struggled in the statewide politics of conservative-leaning Mississippi in recent years, as they have through most of the South. Democratic strategists estimated they might have a better shot of winning a special election held in March than in November, when Republican turnout is likely to be boosted by the concurrent presidential election voting.
Democrats also argued that the November date gives an unfair advantage to Wicker -- who Barbour appointed to succeed Lott -- as the Republicans' candidate in the special election for the rest of Lott's term. Wicker, who was in his seventh term representing Mississippi's 1st Congressional District at the time of his Senate appointment, will be able to run in November with nearly a year as the Senate incumbent on his resume.
The Democrats won the first round of their legal fight in January when a Hinds County circuit judge sided with Hood. But Barbour appealed that decision and won the definitive ruling issued by the state Supreme Court Wednesday.
The Supreme Court ruled that Barbour's Dec. 20, 2007 "Writ of Election" designating the Nov. 4 date "is constitutionally and statutorily valid," noting in their analysis that the portion of the state law regarding the election's timing cited by the Democrats is both "ambiguous and silent."
Barbour said he chose the date because it coincides with the state's regularly scheduled general election in which voters this year will be casting ballots for presidential, congressional and other elections.
In a statement, Barbour said the state Supreme Court decision,
Wicker noted Wednesday that holding a coinciding election "will save the taxpayers millions of dollars." In a statement, Wicker added,
Yet Democrats, though thwarted in their efforts to force an earlier special election, expressed confidence that they would oust Wicker and take over the seat in the November election.
In a press statement, Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Dowdy said,
Dowdy, a former U.S. House member (1981-89), then added,
Many Democrats were disappointed when former Attorney General Mike Moore opted out of the Senate race. But other two prominent former Democratic officeholders, ex-Gov. Ronnie Musgrove and former U.S. Rep. Ronnie Shows (1999-2003), are competing for their party's Senate special election nomination.
Musgrove served as governor from 2000 to 2004. He lost his bid for re-election to Barbour in 2003, but retains high statewide name recognition. Shows was ousted from Congress in 2002 by Republican Rep. Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr. when redistricting forced the two incumbents to run against one another. Since then, Shows has been building a consulting and lobbying business.
The Democrats have not won a Senate race in Mississippi since 1982, when political fixture John Stennis sealed his sixth and final term, and have not carried the state for president since Jimmy Carter of Georgia did so in 1976. Republican Gov. Haley Barbour 's strong re-election victory last November was the fourth for his party in the state's past five elections for governor.
CQ Politics rates the special election contest as Republican Favored. The contest coincides with the regularly scheduled Senate election featuring a sixth-term bid by overwhelming favored Republican incumbent Thad Cochran, whose race is rated Safe Republican.
"I have decided to seek reelection to the United States Senate.
"While I delayed making this decision until after our state and local government elections were over, there is no reason to delay any longer.
"I have enjoyed serving in the Senate and I am highly honored to have had the support and encouragement to continue this service from friends throughout the state.
"I look forward to working with the other members of our delegation in Washington to keep our country strong and safe and economically sound, and to ensure that our state's interests are well served by the federal government."
Please add any suggestions you feel necessary, and why you support or are against a certain candidate.
I am undecided.
Please do all you can to keep Gomer Musgrove out of office.
As a joke I put in Cynthia Mckenny. She is an educator?
GOD I’m glad I never had this p.o.s. as a teacher.
LLS
Obviously, the only really CRUCIAL decision is who gets the Green party nomination..BTW..who’s leading in that race, and how many votes will the Greenies gather in total?
If you live in the 3rd district, vote for Charlie Ross.
Who are the Republican House candidates for the Wicker seat? The voter guide tells us nothing on these men. The Democrats running for the Pickering seat do not seem formidable.
I’ll be voting for David Landrum too.
My mother told me yesterday that she was going to vote for Hillary.
It turns out she was teasing me.
I couldn’t imagine her voting for Hillary, and should have known she wasn’t serious.
I was thinking about changing my registration for our May primary.
However, I think Obama is going to win big here, so it would be a waste of time.
Too, I’d have to worry about getting rid of the stench afterwards.
There’s not enough tomato juice in the world...;o)
If you go to the link provided in the 1st district table, you will get a link to each of their websites.
Save your Hillary vote for the general.
I will NOT vote for McCain.
I appreciate your reference to Charlie Ross and I took a closer look at his home page (linked under his name). He may be a good Conservative, and I like his military stand on some issues .... But....
David Landrum addressed the issues and
I agree on every issue with him.
David Landrum will receive my vote.
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