Michael Charles Smith of Corvallis, Oregon made his longshot candidacy for the GOP Presidential nomination official last month when he filed papers with the Federal Election Commission. His goal is to win at least one convention delegate from his home state of Oregon and influence the debate at the 2008 Convention…
Whoever winds up winning the [...]
Tags: Conventions and Primaries · Election 2008 · Potential Candidates
Utah Governor Jon Huntsman (Republican) has included $850,000 in his budget proposal to fund a February 5 “Western Primary” for 2008. Several Western governors have expressed interest in the idea, though only Bill Richardson (Democrat, New Mexico) and Huntsman have committed to the early primary.
“We have some willing governors in the region who like [...]