The following is the eighth in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on … Continue reading
Proclaiming that the fat lady had sung, political consultant Fred Karger of California officially ended his presidential campaign on Friday, three days after a last place finish in the Utah Republican primary. Karger was the first openly gay individual to … Continue reading
U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter of Livonia, Michigan decided Saturday not to wage a write-in campaign to seek the Republican Party nomination for his seat, despite a contrary announcement last week. McCotter admitted that he could not oversee such a campaign … Continue reading
Despite the less favorable results in West Virginia and Arkansas, U.S. President Barack Obama easily carried Texas with 88 percent support from that state’s Democratic Party primary voters. On the Republican side, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney surpassed the required … Continue reading
U.S. Congressman Thaddeus McCotter of Livonia, Michigan failed to collect enough valid signatures by the May 15 deadline to appear on the August 7 Republican Party primary ballot for Michigan’s 11th congressional district, says Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. … Continue reading
U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate Bob Ely of Illinois took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Ely, a graduate of Yale University, worked for 18 years as an investment banker in Chicago before … Continue reading
Attorney John Wolfe, Jr. of Chattanooga, Tennessee won 68,105 votes for 42 percent of the total in Tuesday’s Arkansas Democratic Party presidential primary. He came in first in 36 counties and finished only 16 points behind President Barack Obama, who … Continue reading
U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate John Wolfe, Jr. of Tennessee took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Wolfe, an attorney based out of Chattanooga, announced his intentions last year to challenge President Barack … Continue reading
Federal prison inmate Keith Russell Judd of Texas, won 72,459 votes (40.6 percent) in Tuesday’s West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, just shy of President Barack Obama, who finished with 105,833 (59.4 percent). Judd qualified to appear on the West Virginia … Continue reading
Federal prison inmate Keith Russell Judd, of Texas, won 72,459 votes (40.6 percent) in Tuesday’s West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, behind President Barack Obama, who finished with 105,833 (59.4 percent). Judd qualified to appear on the West Virginia ballot after … Continue reading
