by paul w.
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February 15, 2006

[breaking news]Joe Biden's Campaign Coasting To a Stop?

December 20, 2007 11:10 AM EST
views: 50 | rating: 9.1/10 (8 votes) | comments: 17

The deadline was Monday for candidates to file their affidavit to appear on Arizona's presidential primary ballot.  The primary is on Super-Duper-Humungo-Tuesday, Feb. 5.  Given today's news, it is not surprising that Republican TOM TANCREDO did NOT submit his name.  But, I just heard Democrat JOE BIDEN interviewed a couple of weeks ago, saying that if he could break into the top three in Iowa..........

Well, Joe did NOT submit his name, either.  Looks like an acknowledgment that his campaign will end in the corn fields.

[I should note that AZ voters (including Independents, who can choose either) will have 24 names to choose from on the Democratic ballot and 24 on the Republican ballot.  All a "candidate" had to do was submit the two page notarized application;  when I was in Tucson last month, I noted their weekly paper was encouraging people to "run", helping them with notary and delivery services, and promising coverage to some of them.  So, I am only surprised that there aren't a couple of hundred names on the ballot!]

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Comments: 17

Juan J Martinez Dec 20, 2007, 11:34am EST
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Linda G. Dec 20, 2007, 11:55am EST
He never seemed to capture the interest of voters this time. I think there are too many re-run candidates
John S. (arizona) Dec 20, 2007, 1:41pm EST
I didn't know Independents could vote for any party in a 'primary'.... Interesting, I might have to look into that.
Thanks.
paul w. Dec 20, 2007, 4:55pm EST
John: I was incorrect on that. For the Presidential Preference Primary ONLY, you have to be registered as Dem or Repub. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 7.

For all other primary elections, Indies CAN vote in either party's primary. That was passed by voters several years ago.

Sorry about the mis-direction. I'll e-mail this to you, too.
G. M. Lupo Dec 20, 2007, 5:12pm EST
I was planning on running for president in 2000, which would have been the first year I qualified age-wise. But I couldn't get the time off from work. If only I'd known about Arizona's requirements I might have made a stab at it this year.

That might be something fun to do next election cycle. Try to find out how many state ballots you can have your name added to without paying a fortune. Too bad I don't live in California. I could have run for governor.
I'm going to retire to Arizona. They must have a place where the temperature is always between 50 and 80 no matter what time of year it is. :)
paul w. Dec 20, 2007, 5:38pm EST
Sorry, Nippy. I think you'll have to go to San Diego (on the coast). Even here in Phoenix, we've been dipping down into the 30's. And, our highs are above 80 about 9 months of the year. We'd love to have you, though (even with the dark side you're showing on that Tinna thread).
I know. I live in the Bay Area. It costs way too much but the climate, in the right areas, is exactly that. Unfortunately the area I live in has a min/max temperature range of 30 to 100. I need to go 20 miles west to get to the magic range.
G. M. Lupo Dec 20, 2007, 9:06pm EST
Gee, Nippy, can't you just like swim down in the pond?
Lynne s. Dec 20, 2007, 9:56pm EST
Yeah, right, You wished he was dropping out. He's going to surprise everyone on Jan 3rd. Stay tuned.
G. M. Lupo Dec 20, 2007, 10:13pm EST
I think John Edwards is going to be the surprise candidate this time around. If he'd been running against Bush in '04 instead of Kerry, Bush would have been a one-timer.
paul w. Dec 21, 2007, 12:59am EST
Lynne: I was your FIRST comment on Gather? I'm flattered! And, welcome! But hey, I like Joe. What do YOU make of his failure to even file an affidavit (no petitions, even) to get on the ballot here?

Yep, Kathleen, he just has not been able to catch a tailwind with the bigger star power in the race. Matt may be right, that Edwards would be the one to surprise the top two.
Austin Cushing Dec 21, 2007, 1:17am EST
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queen.susan . Dec 21, 2007, 10:40pm EST
sure seems like he's finished.
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I am with Susan here, he had such potential.

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