The slate for the April 24 Presidential Primary is set
By Will Collette
On April 24, Rhode Island
For Republicans, it’s the current four major candidates: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. If things continue as they have been, all four may make it through to April 24. Or not.
Each of the four Republicans, and the President, also will have people who want to be delegates for them to their National Party Conventions. Voters in the Primary will also be expected to pick who they choose to be delegates.
Persons who wanted to be delegates had to file declaration papers by February 23rd. Then, they had until February 28 to turn in 150 or more valid signatures on their nomination papers.
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| Political pest or wannabe Obama delegate? |
Most of those who declared their candidacy turned in enough signatures to make it through to the April 24 ballot. See ALL the results here.
Some local candidates of interest include:
Rep. Teresa Tanzi qualified to run to be a delegate for President Obama.
And showing what a really big tent the Democratic Party is, John “Matson the Carpenter” Matson also qualified to be on the ballot as an Obama delegate. Matson is running against Rep. Jim Langevin in this year’s House primary. In past years, Matson the Carpenter has been a perennial candidate, littering the roadways with his signs and running under almost every Party banner except the Whigs.
Nick Gorham (Whalerock developer Larry LeBlanc’s lawyer) qualified to run to be a Rick Santorum delegate.
Candidates to be delegates for Mitt Romney are former Gov. Don Carcieri and his wife Sue, who took time out from Florida to file their papers; Hopkinton arch-conservative Scott Bill Hirst; and Tea Party darling Rep. Doreen Costa.
The Uber-right-wing former challenger to Teresa Tanzi , Tim Burchett, qualified to be on the ballot to run for delegate for Ron Paul.
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| Martha Stamp LOVES her silly hats (they get her picture in the national news every year) |
Rounding out the local delegate candidates of interest who qualified are Martha Stamp of South Kingstown and Michael Picillo of Exeter,
Martha Stamp gets her picture in the national news every year when she goes to the national Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) convention wearing ridiculous hats. She has declared as a candidate against Rep. Donna Walsh on a couple of occasions. No word on her intentions this year, yet.
Michael Picillo, whose family ran the infamous Picillo Pig Farm Superfund toxic waste site, ran against and lost to Rep. Larry Valencia for House District 39.
Will I had not been aware of your comments on my Run for delegate for President Oboma.
ReplyDeleteThe Democrat tent is not as big as you might be thinking.Yes I got the 150 signatures needed to be a Oboma Delegate on forms given to me by the Sec of States office. On the day of the drawing for ballot position I got a call from the Sec of States office telling me I could not be a Oboma delegate because the RI Democrat Rep for Oboma did not allow my name to be on the ballot as a Oboma Delegate. Yes I truly thought there was room for the average American in The Democrat Party.
They said I could withdraw or run as uncomitted.
No choice No democracy.But I belive there are many who still belive in our Democracy.As for my signs I remove every one and remove the screws from them.no new wood or steel.I have learned from my particpation in both political groups that we have much room for change.For the better of our country not for myself.It would be a Honor and Privledge to serve our country. Common sense is really uncommon.The millions the few can afford to spend to keep their power away from the common citizen means it is not our goverment any longer.
I thank all those who paid for our Democracy with their Lives on this Fourth of July God Bless
John O Matson