Thats ok, by his own account neither his he!!!!!!
And people will by that "lock, stock and barrel"
Or are the republicans voting in the democratic primaries....thats why the democrat numbers are so high??????
Many states are allow this & register the day off. There are rumors that Wisconsin had people bussed in from Illinois for Primary day. No need to even prove your address.
Here is the Geraldine Ferrao article from the NYT yesterday. This is why the Super Delagates come into play.
http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=h...uzzw-x-oovxo-x-Q22xz,l6lz6x-Q22HKuuRuzMGwQ2FB
That's been in the news for a while (don't you listen to NPR's "Morning Edition" in the morning
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That's been in the news for a while (don't you listen to NPR's "Morning Edition" in the morning
One of McCain's advisers, Trevor Potter, is a former FEC chairman. Potter advised McCain to apply for the public financing through the FEC and then get a loan for private campaign money. McCain was approved (or "certified") for the public money, but never touched it.
With his certification in place, he then went to Fidelity & Trust Bank to get his loan. The trick is that they did not "officially" use the public money as collateral for the private loan, but the bank required him to reapply for public funding if he lost the early primaries. The assumption here is that if he lost the early primaries then he could reapply and use the public financing money to pay his debt. I am not a lawyer, but IMO his FEC certification was a key component in getting the loan.
As of Feb 6, McCain wants out of his public financing agreement which he can do as long as (1) He has not used the funds and (2) He did not use the funds as collateral for a loan. Now, (2) is the rub, isn't it? Did he use the funds as collateral? Or did Potter's legal slight of hand work?
To add more confusion to this all, the FEC cannot do a darn thing because there are 4 vacancies on the board and the the Democrats in the Senate have been fighting over one of the nominees to the board. The Republicans want all their nominees to be voted on at one as a package (all OK or all not OK) and Democrats want to vote for them individually. It seems odd that they would not be voted on individually. But ... in the meantime the FEC can't really do a thing without a quorum and those missing members. They can't rule on McCain's request to withdrawal from public funding (although Potter thinks they don't need to meet at all, of course). They also cannot meet to discus the Democrat's objection to McCain's request to withdrawal.
I find this whole thing very interesting. I think it's another nail in the coffin of the "Straight Talker" John McCain that used to be. The one that didn't cozy up with lobbyists and who believed in finance reform.
I just found an NPR station that comes in clearly all the way to work. I really hadn't heard much about it before that.
How would something like this be proved?????
There lyes the problem with the Primaries!
I know. The problem was that he had a lobbyist "run tame" through his campaign: hanging out at his office, going to fund raising stops and flying on his jet. Unfortunately, the NY Times innuendo about a romantic relationship has eclipsed everything else. And now they are being called on the carpet for it and the real story is being swept under the carpet.
Wait a minute there. You have been chatting it up with your pals over on the Conservative thread a bit too much. Did they offer you kool aid to go with your cookies?Thats the problem. In some of the states, you dont declare your party affiliation. You just vote. In Wisconsin you just show up, dont even need to prove your Home address!
Literally ANYONE can just come in and vote, you dont even have to be a citizen!
Stop with the 'sprouting"!Thats the problem. In some of the states, you dont declare your party affiliation. You just vote. In Wisconsin you just show up, dont even need to prove your Home address!
Literally ANYONE can just come in and vote, you dont even have to be a citizen!
This is what I heard on the radio not on the other thread!
Say I show up on primary day to vote....what do i need to show you in order to vote????
Oh come on...first the bussed in from IL story and now this? It seems you are trying to subtly discount Obama's huge win there.
Drop the conservative thread kool-aid!
No kool aid here! Lets talk 'subtle" "Mr when should hillary drop out thread starter upper"!
I work one of the student polling places at the University.
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I work one of the student polling places at the University.
If you are already registered all you need to do is provide your full name and address. That is cross-checked by two election officials, you are given a voter number which you exchange for a ballot. In the primaries you may vote for either party, but all your votes must be in that party. It was easier this last election because there were only presidential candidates and no other offices on the ballot. Still, we had a handful of people who voted for one democrat and one republican. Students
The great thing about WI, if that you may register the same day of the election. A full 2/3rds of our voters at the University were new registrations. If you are not registered to vote you must provide a proof of residency. You must live in WI for at least 10 days prior to the election. All of the people live in the dorms, so it makes it extra easy. The University provides us with a current list of dorm residents and we look up their names on a list. Off-campus proof of residency can be a valid Driver's License with your address on it, a utility bill in your name or a copy of your lease as well as other things. You may even have a valid elector (voter) vouch for you. That mostly happens when homeless people come into vote. In addition, if you have a valid WI DL, you must provide the number. If you don't have a valid DL, the last 4 digits of your SSN will suffice. On the form you must check the box that you are over 18 and that you are a US citizen and then sign the form. An election official verifies the proof of residency and that the person checked all the correct boxes and then signs the form. The new voter can then be added to a list of voters and get their voter number and ballot.
That's in a a nut shell.
