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Having Fun
With Mojo
Bill's visit will be special, so I think it's tuxedo time!
Hey Kids! Mojo here! I hate to be such a girl, but I have to admit I've been calling all my buddies asking them what they're going to be wearing for the big October fundraiser with Bill Clinton! I think the dress code should be formal, cause I look good in a tux! But my Democrat friends say that would send the wrong message! They say we'd look like a bunch of Republicans! They say our party is the party of the working man, and we can't ask five or six thousand Democrats to wear tuxedos and evening gowns! So then I suggested that just everybody on the stage should be wearing tuxes! They don't like that either! (I'm starting to wonder if Nick owns a tux!) But I don't care what they think! I'm wearing a tux, and I'm calling Bill and telling him to wear one, too! So maybe we'll be the only two people wearing tuxes! But that's ok! We're the stars! I gotta call the dry cleaners!
Mojo could become the next Dan Patrick on ESPN
Someday, Unger will have to start holding fundraisers
State Senator John Unger is holding another "friendraiser" for his slow-starting congressional campaign, this one set for Sept. 19 in Charleston.
As noted here before, "friendraisers" are what candidates hold when they have little hope of raising much money but want to pretend like they're doing something anyway.
Unger's original slogan for his campaign was, "We Can Do Better." But he must have finally figured out that the slogan only made people think he was talking about his own candidacy, i.e., the Democrats can do better than John Unger. So now his slogan is, "We Can Do Better For West Virginia." Doesn't make that much difference, really.
The event is Sept. 19 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse Room of Appalachian Power Park, for everyone who wants to make sure to avoid it.
The WVGOP Presidential Convention announced Thursday the following information to inform West Virginia Republicans about the electronic voting and delegate selection process in advance of the 2008 Republican Presidential Convention.
“In June of this year, we announced the bold step that West Virginia is taking in 2008 to have a convention on February 5, 2008 to select a majority of our delegates to the Republican National Convention. This is the first time that West Virginia will hold such a convention, and it is certain to increase West Virginia’s impact on the 2008 presidential race,” said Bob Fish, CEO of the WVGOP Presidential Convention, Inc.
“In order to ensure that all West Virginians are aware of how they can be involved in the process, we are releasing today the information on how to register to vote electronically and how to be a delegate to the state convention,” Fish continued.
On-line voting and county convention voting will be held between January 1 and January 14. The results of the county convention and on-line voting will be combined to produce the result in each county and the winners will be certified as delegates to the State Convention on February 5, 2008 in Charleston.
All registered Republicans may participate in the election of delegates to the State Convention. Voting will be on-line. Additionally, a county may decide to hold a county convention.
On-line voting is very similar to regular absentee voting by mail. The voter will contact the State Party on-line, by phone, or by mail and request a voter ID and password. The dates for registration are October 1 – November 30, 2007.
The state party may be reached at: West Virginia Republican Party, PO Box 2711, Charleston, WV 25330. Phone: 304-768-0493. Fax: 304-768-6083. Web: www.wvgopconvention.com or www.wvgop.org.
After verification, the voter’s materials will be sent by mail to their home of record, and the voter can then go on-line and cast his or her ballot. On-line voting and county convention voting will be held between January 1 and January 14.
The on-line voting software is maintained on a secure server and is completely protected. The program will display the county’s candidates for delegate in random order, so each voter’s screen will display the same candidates but in varying order. Each candidate for delegate may designate a presidential candidate who he or she favors. That candidate, if designated, will also be displayed on the ballot.
It will not be necessary that the voter have e-mail or internet access in their home in order to vote. Public libraries have computers that can be used for this purpose. The voter would simply access the voting site, enter his or her voter ID and password, and vote. The results of the on-line voting will be combined with the results of the county convention, if held, to determine the winners in each county. The results of the on-line voting will not be released to county officials until after the county convention results are filed. The delegates for each county will be certified January 18th.
Delegates to the Convention have been apportioned to each county. About 60% come from recognized Republican groups – County Committees, State Committee, and Republican Legislators. The remaining delegates come from county bonus delegates who will be selected by on-line voting and a county convention. While holding a county convention is not required, it is encouraged that every county hold a county convention as it maximizes the opportunity for participation in this process. Those interested in learning if a county convention is being held in their respective county should contact a Republican committee member in their county.
All delegates and delegate candidates will be required to register with the State Party and pay a registration fee of $25. The filing period to register is November 1 – 30, 2007. Delegate candidates may have the name of the presidential candidate they support listed along with their name on the county ballot. Each delegate may appoint an alternate, although proxy voting and “double voting” will not be allowed.
For those who wish to be a delegate to the state convention, please visit www.wvgopconvention.com and print the registration form found under the “How to be a Delegate” section. Once completed, please mail it with your registration fee to the WV Republican Party at the address listed above. He or she will then be a delegate candidate, and fellow Republicans in that respective county will select among the delegate candidates by voting. If successful in voting, that delegate candidate will be certified as a delegate to the state convention on February 5, 2008 in Charleston.
Should you have any questions about Electronic Voting or how to become a delegate please email wvgopconvention@gmail.com.
According to the Charleston Daily Mail, Gov. Joe Manchin might announce the starting lineups on ESPN2 for the upcoming Coal Bowl game between Marshall and West Virginia University. The story reported that "Games on ESPN are featuring famous or semi-famous people associated with the participating colleges announcing the key players as the game begins." The story did not specify if the gov is famous or semi-famous. But with Dan Patrick recently leaving ESPN, the gov term limited after the next election, and Robert C. Byrd apparently living to be 120, a career in sports broadcasting might not be a bad idea. So Saturday could be a big audition.
