Democrats Seek to Delay Massachusetts Primary
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 6th, 2011 4:35 am by HL
Democrats Seek to Delay Massachusetts Primary
National Democrats “are asking state party officials to delay the Massachusetts presidential primary from March 6 until later in the spring, arguing in part that allowing the most Republican states to dominate the early voting would bolster the chances that a more conservative candidate will clinch the GOP nomination,” the Boston Globe reports.
Christie as Kingmaker?
Politico reports that a “trio of GOP White House hopefuls has now tread an unlikely path to Princeton since the beginning of the year to pay homage to the newest presidential kingmaker”: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R).
“This early in the process, of course, there is a bit more subtlety involved and the hopefuls couch their presentations in analytical assessments about how they see both the campaign and the state of the country… They’re not making formal endorsement requests — it’s more a mutual feeling-out. There may be a more direct sale at the point in the evening, which few wanted to discuss, when Christie and the candidates talk privately. It’s difficult to recall an analogous situation, in which a politician has gone from unknown to coveted endorser in the space of just over a year.”
So far Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney and Haley Barbour have met with Christie, though more are sure to follow.
Wisconsin Race Too Close to Call
In a result fitting of the high-stakes political maneuvering in Wisconsin over the past few months, the Wisconsin Supreme Court race that many had labeled a referendum on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) is still “too close to call,” with incumbent Justice David Prosser holding a narrow lead of less than 600 votes over challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg, according to the AP.
Recount coming? The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel notes that “Either candidate can request a recount once the votes have been officially canvassed. If the margin between the candidates is less than 0.5% – as it is likely to be in this race – the state charges nothing to conduct the recount.”