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...year. Optimism, though, was hard to find among G.O.P. officials, who fear a possible repeat of what one G.O.P. Senator called the "Jean Carnahan syndrome." Two years ago, Carnahan's husband, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan, died in a plane crash while campaigning. His name remained on the ballot, and the deceased Carnahan defeated Republican incumbent John Ashcroft. Jean Carnahan was then appointed to fill his seat for two years...
...final wild card is Louisiana. Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu is leading, but the state has a unique "open primary" on Election Day in which all candidates from all parties are thrown together on one ballot. (It's like Mardi Gras with debates.) If no one gets 50%--and there are nine candidates, three of whom are legitimate G.O.P. hopefuls - the top two finishers go to a run-off on Dec. 7, meaning that it's possible that the Senate could remain locked 49 to 49 to 1 until then. Just in case such a scenario plays out, both parties (having...
...opponent, former St. Paul mayor Norm Coleman. Now, 11 days before Election Day, Wellstone's death throws a chaotic race for control of the Senate into even greater turmoil. Minnesota state law allows Governor Jesse Ventura or the state Democratic Party to replace Wellstone's name on the ballot up until four days before the election. State Democratic leaders said they were confident they would find a replacement, possibly Rebecca Yanisch, the state trade commissioner who unsuccessfully sought a Senate seat...
...quieter people who are into science on campus,” notes Harpaul, who has been told that he represents “a quiet majority of Harvard students who maybe didn’t feel like they knew anyone else on the class marshal ballot...
Ancheta said that achieving this type of reform—focusing on solving ballot spoilage issues at the state and local level—was one of the ultimate goals of the report...