Posts by Graeme Edgeler
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Meanwhile, if CNN's Virginia exit poll pans out...
It largely has ... and CNN has called Maryland for Obama and McCain, with 0% of the votes counted :-)
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Skill set seems often to be a secondary (or lower) consideration.
Except for the incumbent.
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Perhaps Graeme can advise if the remaining primaries permit independents to vote for Dems?
As best as I can figure it, the remaining races are:
Open primaries:
Idaho
Indiana
Mississippi
Montana
Rhode Island (semi-closed)
Vermont
Virginia
Washington (already held caucuses)
WisconsinClosed primaries:
D.C.
Kentucky
Maryland
Nebraska
North Carolina
Ohio (semi-open)
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Texas (semi-open + caucus)
West VirginiaOpen caucuses:
Hawaii
WyomingClosed Caucuses:
Texas (+ primary) -
But non-standard arithmetic makes so much more sense - of course the number of even numbers is lower than the number of natural numbers ... grrr.
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Can someone please explain to me the relationship between the first and second sentence above? And just what the 'but' is doing in there.
I think your first sentence is best considered in the context of the previous one. Consider the italicised bit below as essentially parenthetical to the now first and last sentences.
It will be presented by veteran commentator Russell Brown
whose Hard News blog on the Public Address website frequently defends the Government and is a counter to David Farrar's National-friendly Kiwiblog.
In particular, Hard News has been a strong supporter of the Government approach to the Electoral Finance Act.
But it is understood that the new Media 7 show will have a number of participants. The series has been given funding for 34 episodes.
Basically, the "but" acts as a conjunction with the previous paragraph, rather than the preceding sentence. Leaving the word order the same, I think the following is what was meant:
It will be presented by veteran commentator Russell Brown (whose Hard News blog on the Public Address website frequently defends the Government and is a counter to David Farrar's National-friendly Kiwiblog - in particular, Hard News has been a strong supporter of the Government approach to the Electoral Finance Act.) But it is understood that the new Media 7 show will have a number of participants. The series has been given funding for 34 episodes.
And even more simply:
It will be presented by veteran commentator Russell Brown, but it is understood that the new Media 7 show will have a number of participants.
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Q: Just me, or is the only time anyone says anything sounding remotely like "__fush an chups__" when they're explaining how New Zealanders pronounce fish and chips?
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Just when everyone thought the Republicans were sweet...
Well, then you hear the observation - McCain is far enough ahead that if he loses every remaining vote with Huckabee on 50% and himself on 40%, McCain will still have the delegates to secure the nomination.
three out of four people in the DC caucuses didn't vote for McCain.
TPM says they're refusing to release the last quarter of the votes, which suggests it gets worse.
I think this is good, you should at least wait until people have voted before you release the vote tallies :-)
DC doesn't vote until Tuesday. At a primary, not a caucus.
Maybe Washington State? Certainly it usually goes Democrat, but it's closish (a 5-10% margin).
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The first I knew of it was in an email from a reader that said: "John Drinnan seems to imply you have the programme because you support the Labour Govt and the EFA."
John and I have had a frank, but personal, exchange about the story. He insists there was no such implication, and I take him at his word...
And it's not even true to describe Hard News as a "a strong supporter of the Government approach to the Electoral Finance Act".
Can't Say I saw that imputation, but your undying love for the EFA was somewhat of a surprise ... and I thought the The Standard was going for the position of Kiwiblog doppelgänger.
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got rid of Dr Brash - whose tenure in control of the RB was not marked by rapid growth
I think you mean re-appointed Dr Brash, who later resigned.
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If the results of the nomination were to rest on whether or not those votes should counted it would be hard to argue that they shouldn't.
I'd have thought it very easy. There was a rule that said anyone who campaigns in Florida gets no delegates at all at the convention. Obama, who wants some delegates, followed this ruling, didn't campaign, and wasn't able to let Floridians know about his great plans for the future etc. They knew very little about him, and thus few voted for him.
Rather unfair on him now to say, "yes, I know we told you you couldn't campaign in Florida, but we're counting their delegates anyway." Obama: "you can't get rid of only half your ruling - give me a time machine so I can go back and campaign and you've got a deal"
Everyone knew the rules - no candidate seriously objected to them before the vote - too damn late now, Hillary.