Last Americans Elect Gambit: to put Candidates on the Ballot despite Insufficient Support

Jim Cook 5/13/2012
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Section 8.3 of the bylaws of Americans Elect state: Section 8.3. Convention Votes. Votes to draft or nominate candidates shall be governed by the convention Rules as adopted by the Rules Committee and ratified by the Delegates in accordance with …

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Celebrate Mother’s Day: Stop War

Jim Cook 5/13/2012
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I had no idea until I read this piece that the original purpose of Mother’s Day was to protest war. Here is the founding Mother’s Day Declaration by Julia Ward Howe in 1870: Arise, then, women of this day! Arise …

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AE Transparency nominates Deleted Candidate for President with Americans Elect

Jim Cook 5/13/2012
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There’s only 1 day left for any candidate to get the needed 1,000 votes in 10 states to qualify for the Americans Elect presidential ballot spot — unless Americans Elect changes the rules in the middle of a vote, that …

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Collateral Damage and Civilian Casualties in the United States Congress

Jim Cook 5/12/2012
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From 2000 to 2012, 53% of legislators who uttered the phrase “collateral damage” in the Congressional Record were Republicans, and 47% Democrats. The person who uttered the phrase “collateral damage” the most during that time was Republican Rep. John Gingrey …

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Flaming Out, Draft Walker Campaign tries to Jump on Slightly Less Flaming Buddy Roemer Campaign

Jim Cook 5/11/2012
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Out of three originally scheduled ballots, there is only one ballot left in the Americans Elect presidential primary process, because no candidate to date has qualified. The privatize-social-security draft candidate David Walker is painfully far behind. In order to get …

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Stop the Frack Attack Rally against Fracking July 28 in Washington, DC

Jim Cook 5/11/2012
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If you say enough with the earthquakes (yes, earthquakes), enough with the spills, enough with the carcinogenic drinking water, enough with plans for drill rigs on campus, enough with cozy insiderism going all the way up to the Obama administration, …

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North Carolina Truth: you can marry your Cousin in Charlotte but not your Partner in Pinehurst

Jim Cook 5/10/2012
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After North Carolina voters turned out to reject equal rights for gay and lesbian couples this week, I thought this report from Politicol was just too outrageous to be true: North Carolina Bans Gay Marriage but You Can Marry Your …

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1 Free Bernie Sanders Bumper Sticker Available to a Vermonter

Jim Cook 5/10/2012
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I don’t know why (I live two states away from Vermont), but the Bernie Sanders for Senate campaign has sent me a Re-Elect Bernie bumper sticker: It’s free to the first person in Vermont who leaves a comment to this …

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The Pro-Obama FOX News Conspiracy, Umasked

Jim Cook 5/9/2012
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Peregrin Wood is right: he has found the most idiotic anti-Obama facebook page ever. Here’s the latest post from the nonsensical “I Support Removal of the un-Constitutional president NOW – Not in 2012″ page: You read that right: “it comes …

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News Flash: Political Parties Have Different Ideas

Jim Cook 5/9/2012
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This soggy message just appeared in my driveway: Why should it be surprising that different parties have different ideas regarding unsettled areas of policy? Politics is all about handling differences of opinion about how things should be done. That’s why …

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AE Transparency’s Asymmetric Warfare Letter to Americans Elect (and why I disagree)

Jim Cook 5/7/2012
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Yesterday, AE Transparency sent off a letter to Americans Elect executives Peter Ackerman, Elliot Ackerman and Kahlil Byrd. AE Transparency sent me a copy and has given me permission to reprint that letter here: Gents: http://aetransparency.blogspot.com/2012/05/this-weaks-voting-at-americans-elect.html In case you’re wondering, …

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Another Americans Elect Campus Leader recruited to join Draft David Walker Campaign

Jim Cook 5/6/2012
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Americans Elect is supposed to be neutral regarding presidential candidates. But two weeks ago, I shared indications that a resource developed by Americans Elect — the Americans Elect Campus Leaders recruited by Americans Elect National Campus Director Nick Troiano — …

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Document: “Grassroots” Committee to Draft David Walker for President intends to take Big Money

Jim Cook 5/5/2012
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The Committee to Get Walker Running — a draft committee trying to get David Walker on the presidential ballot through Americans Elect — calls itself a “grassroots and youth-driven initiative” in public: Grassroots? In private, the committee informed the Federal …

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4 Days Left to Americans Elect 2nd Ballot Deadline, No Candidate halfway to Qualifying, and still getting Coverage

Jim Cook 5/4/2012
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Americans Elect Rules 2.2.2 and 3.2.2 stipulate that any draft or declared presidential candidate wishing to qualify for any of its three rounds of presidential primary voting must obtain sufficient clicks of support on its website 7 days before a …

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The 72 Post-Cancellation Tweets about Americans Elect

Jim Cook 5/3/2012
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Since the morning of May 1, when Americans Elect was forced to cancel its first primary vote due to a very low participation rate, there have been just 72 posts on Twitter (“tweets”) using the hashtag #AmericansElect. Here’s a breakdown …

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NC Coalition Calls Protest at Bank of America Shareholders Meeting in Charlotte May 9

Jim Cook 5/3/2012
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The North Carolina Coalition Against Corporate Power has put out the call for Americans upset at the practices of Bank of America to mount a protest during its annual shareholders meeting, culminating in Charlotte NC on May 9: Homeowners, students, …

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Conservative Media and Blogosphere to Nail Romney on Flag Pin Issue… any day now…

Jim Cook 5/3/2012
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When Barack Obama failed to wear a lapel pin during the 2008 presidential race, FOX News went ape over it: The conservative blogosphere couldn’t stop talking about it for months. Flag pin, flag pin, flag pin, flag pin, flag pin. …

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Republicans Push Out Romney Staffer. For Performance? No, for being Gay.

Jim Cook 5/2/2012
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Some credit is due to Mitt Romney for hiring political staffer Richard Grenell despite the fact Grenell is openly gay. Think about that sentence. Is this still a world in which people who don’t discriminate against gay people are worthy …

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