Professor of Political Science, University of South Dakota
Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of South Dakota
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Elizabeth Smith
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FROM Elizabeth Smith
Which Way, L.A.?
The Last Primaries of 08 Are Over and Obama is the Nominee They are still counting votes tonight in the South Dakota and Montana presidential primaries, but today Senator Barack Obama collected enough superdelegate endorsements to lock up the democratic nomination.
Which Way, L.A.?
Will Hillary Clinton Take It to the Convention? In a decision meant to create compromise but which raised frictions even further, the Democratic Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee settled the disputed primary issue of Michigan and Florida by giving delegates from those states a half-vote at the party's convention in Denver. Hillary Clinton won big in Puerto Rico's primary yesterday, and…
To the Point
Will Hillary Clinton Take It to the Convention? In a decision meant to create compromise but which raised frictions even further, the Democratic Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee settled the disputed primary issue of Michigan and Florida by giving delegates from those states a half-vote at the party's convention in Denver.
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