Where’s the Outrage?

It turns out that the Federal Election Commission has rules that govern this in or out status. It turns out that blogger Lane Hudson filed an FEC complaint that Thompson was acting more like a candidate than someone who was exploring the possibility of a run at the White House.

I’m not sure that I have this many campaign blunders before a candidate announces that he is actually going to run. McCain has had blunders but that was after he announced. Romney’s mouth is what is tripping him up. Fred Thompson is in a league all of his own. His spokesperson, Burson Snyder, has resigned. Maybe he’ll have all of his campaign staff troubles over before he starts his campaign. (Could it be that many signed up the image of Fred Thompson and they found out that the man was completely different?)

 

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The first New Hampshire primary was held in 1916. This was 4 years after Presidential primaries were held for the first time in 1912.

The 1916 New Hampshire was not first in the nation. It was held one week after the Indiana primary.

The Democratic winner was a slate of delegates committed to President Woodrow Wilson. President Wilson was the only candidate. New Hampshire Republicans choose an uncommitted slate of delegates.

The 1920 New Hampshire primary, the first contested Granite State primary, was also the first primary of the election season. It was held on March 9. New Hampshire has held the first primary ever since.

The names of individual candidates did not appear on the 1920 New Hampshire ballot. Instead, voters selected delegates who were committed to specific candidates or who at that point were uncommitted. [Read more →]

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