Post by tnpi on Feb 3, 2008 13:26:51 GMT -5
Saturday's TIME article explains why we need TN to make the effort to hit the polls Tue if they haven't alraedy.
"With his name still on the ballot, Thompson is likely to win delegates from Tennessee even after his withdrawal. In 1996, Lamar Alexander — former governor and now a U.S. senator — withdrew as a candidate for president under similar circumstances and, despite his endorsement of Bob Dole, got 11% of the vote.Tennessee is not a winner-take-all state and under party rules a candidate needs 20% of the vote statewide, or in a congressional district, to win delegates. Thompson may well reach that threshold, leaving delegates committed to him for two ballots at the convention — unless he releases them."
Find the quote at the bottom of the story. Here's the link..
www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1709370,00.html
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"With his name still on the ballot, Thompson is likely to win delegates from Tennessee even after his withdrawal. In 1996, Lamar Alexander — former governor and now a U.S. senator — withdrew as a candidate for president under similar circumstances and, despite his endorsement of Bob Dole, got 11% of the vote.Tennessee is not a winner-take-all state and under party rules a candidate needs 20% of the vote statewide, or in a congressional district, to win delegates. Thompson may well reach that threshold, leaving delegates committed to him for two ballots at the convention — unless he releases them."
Find the quote at the bottom of the story. Here's the link..
www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1709370,00.html
(copy the full address to get the story)
