| My News Feeds Election News Political News Election Weblogs Political Weblogs | Welcome to the Atlas News Aggregator - Latest News Aide Who Helped Romney Not Offered Job Brett O'Donnell, a Republican operative "who won plaudits for bolstering Mitt Romney's recent debate performances is not being retained by the frontrunner's campaign, an apparent victim of internal tensions over staff receiving too much credit for the candidate's comeback," Politico reports. "After O'Donnell was identified last week as advising Romney and then highlighted in subsequent news accounts as being one of the reasons behind the former Massachusetts governor's improved debate performances, Romney campaign officials grew uneasy. O'Donnell received phone calls late last week from two Romney advisers... where it was made clear that there was severe discomfort about how his role was being portrayed in the media and that he ought to tread lightly." Wisconsin Governor Is to Meet With Prosecutor The investigation involves the behavior of workers who were close to Gov. Scott Walker when he was executive of Milwaukee County. Tennessee Ballot Access Law for New and Minor Parties Struck Down On February 3, U.S. District Court Judge William J. Haynes invalidated Tennessee’s new ballot access law for minor parties. The case is Green Party of Tennessee and Constitution Party of Tennessee v Hargett, 3:11-00692. The decision is 90 pages. It strikes down the early April petition deadline, and also strikes down the 40,029 signature petition requirement. And, it says that it is unconstitutional to force minor parties to nominate by primary, at least in the context of an open primary state that doesn’t have party registration. It strikes down the 2011 law that reserves the best positions on the ballot for the two major parties. The decision also puts the Constitution and Green Parties on the 2012 ballot, based on the evidence that in the recent past, both parties did collect several thousand signatures on petitions to get on the Tennessee ballot. Update on Candidates for the Green Party Presidential Nomination Green Party Watch held a presidential poll with the following results:
GPW reports that Roseanne Barr is very active on Twitter, and had tweeted a challenge to Bill Maher, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to have both herself and Jill Stein on their programs. They also report that Jill Stein is actively fundraising, has hired at least 3 staff onto the campaign, and has campaigned so far in California, Colorado, Delaware, DC, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Wisconsin, and other additional states as well. Jill Stein issued a short statement saying “It is great to have Roseanne Barr on the Green Party team. Let’s bring down the house!” Barr has similarly already made positive statements regarding Stein’s candidacy. An email from the Stein campaign says that
The Green Party has put out a press release welcoming Stein and Barr to the presidential race:
Ballot Access News reports that the Associated Press has this story about Roseanne Barr’s announcement that she is seeking the Green Party presidential nomination; here is a Los Angeles Times story about Barr’s candidacy. Kent Mesplay was featured in the Bloomington Alternative (H/T Green Party Watch). This article at Green Party Watch has biographical information about four candidates (Stein, Barr, Mesplay and Mikkelson). Green Party Watch also reports that Cindy Sheehan wrote
Barr was a supporter of Sheehan in her race for Congress. Santorum Fails to Qualify for Indiana Ballot Rick Santorum failed to collect the necessary signatures to qualify for Indiana's Republican presidential primary. Georgia Administrative Law Judge Determines that President Obama Meets the Qualifications to be President On February 3, an administrative law judge in Georgia ruled that President Obama’s name should be left on the Georgia Democratic presidential primary. The 10-page decision finds that the witnesses who testified that President Obama was not born in Hawaii did not establish any credentials as experts. He also ruled that “natural born citizen” means anyone (with very limited exceptions) who was born in the United States. Gingrich Says Romney Is 'Little Food Stamp' The jab was aimed at Mitt Romney's comment earlier in the week that he did not worry about the "very poor" because they could rely on a government safety net. Gingrich Explains Why He Never Called Romney Newt Gingrich tells CNN why he didn't call Mitt Romney to congratulate him on his Florida primary victory. Said Gingrich: "They then out spent me five to one to quote, 'destroy Newt Gingrich.' You know, I think that that doesn't deserve congratulations. I think that's reprehensible. I think it's dishonest and I think it's shameful." Buddy Roemer Qualifies for Primary Season Matching Funds On February 3, the Federal Election Commission announced that it has approved Buddy Roemer’s matching funds submission. Roemer is the only presidential candidate who has even applied so far. Jill Stein is working hard on qualifying. Candidates need to raise at least $5,000 in each of twenty states to qualify. Donations larger than $250 are legal, but for purposes of primary season matching funds, a contribution greater than $250 only counts as $250. Associated Press Reporter Summarizes the Texas Redistricting Situation On the afternoon of February 3, Associated Press carried this article, explaining the status of Texas redistricting. It is puzzling that no reporter for mainstream media ever thinks to mention the effect of the Texas muddle on independent candidates and unqualified parties. Petitioning for them can’t start until the primary is held. |
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