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...pack of Democratic presidential hopefuls. But, said Green Kevin McKeown, mayor pro-tem of Santa Monica, "waiting for the Democratic Party to nominate Dennis Kucinich is like worrying about what brand of ice skates to buy in case hell freezes over." Also weighing on the decision are strict ballot rules in some states that would preclude the Greens from putting up candidates for local races if they don't offer a presidential candidate...
...from the Hall as a result of alleged bets placed on the Cincinnati Reds while Rose was that team’s manager. Cochran, by contrast, prevailed after appealing largely to emotions in his defense of the three-time World Series champion’s right to enter the ballot for the Hall of Fame despite an agreement signed in 1990 permanently banning him from taking part in Major League Baseball...
...time for the budget, which he has not handled well up until now. His party faces a tough choice: How long to stand behind Gray? If it looks like the governor has no hope of beating back a recall, at what point do other Democrats put themselves on the ballot...
...Davis? Republican detractors shouldn?t be cheering this recall either. This is a lose-lose situation for them. There?s no limit to the number of replacement candidates on the recall ballot. That means Issa may be joined by fellow Republicans Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, losing gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon, and others, not to mention various third party candidates and opportunists. Whichever candidate wins the largest share of votes, even if it?s 5% or less, becomes the new governor. The Republican state party chairman has made noises about trying to rally the party behind...
Ironically, California's political paralysis is a result of attempts to make state politics more progressive. The ballot initiative and recall processes, intended to give a voice to the ordinary voter, have often been taken over by well-funded special-interest lobbies. Term limits have sent to Sacramento inexperienced lawmakers who are not interested in political bridge-building...