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The American presidential election (13)
February 6th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Today I received the following e-mail: “Hi Roger, my name is Leah and I have been browsing your site looking for information on how the American elections are run. I am Canadian and I’m just now trying to understand the system. It is extra important to me this year because of the candidates in the […]
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The American presidential election (12)
February 5th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
This evening, I came as close as I’m personally going to get to the American presidential race. I turned up at Porchester Hall in Bayswater in central London where Democrats Abroad were organising a ballot for Americans living in London. Apparently in 2004, 650 Democrats took the chance to vote in London; tonight it was […]
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The American presidential election (11)
February 5th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I know that I’m a bit of a political geek and so not all readers of NightHawk will share my fascination with the current electoral races in the United States. But, on this day of Super Tuesday, just read one article on why “There’s been no contest like it. Not since never”.
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The American presidential election (10)
February 5th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
As we await the results of Super Tuesday, check out this “Yes We Can” video in support of Barack Obama:
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The American presidential election (9)
February 4th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Tomorrow is Super Tuesday in the American primaries to determine the Democratic and Republican candidates for the Presidency. It is given this name because so many states are voting on the same day. In the case of the Democrats, 22 states are choosing a candidate plus Democrats abroad (I hope to observe an event in […]
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The American presidential election (8)
January 28th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
My favoured Democratic candidate Barack Obama won a decisive victory in South Carolina and the fight now moves to Super Tuesday, when 22 states vote, in a week’s time. Meanwhile you can hear Obama’s inspiring victory speech here.
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The American presidential election (7)
January 25th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
As regular readers of NightHawk will know, I’ve been a big fan of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama since even before he entered the US Senate. Today’s “Guardian G2” section devotes no less than nine pages to the man – examining the theme of what African-Americans think of Obama. The main article is by author […]
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The American presidential election (6)
January 20th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
It can be hard – especially for non-Americans – following the fortunes of the various candidates in the US Democratic and Republican primaries. When all is said and done, though, it is all about delegates to the national conventions – so where do the main candidates stand on actual pledged delegates? These are the latest […]
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The American presidential election (5)
January 16th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Is there a country in the world that has a more complicated system than the United States for choosing the leading candidates for its Presidential election? Can’t be. To start with, there’s the 50 states. Some have caucuses; some have primaries. Some have closed primaries; some have open primaries; and some have systems in between. […]
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The other American presidential candidate (1)
January 14th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
My wife is half Czech, we have many Czech friends, and we visit the Czech Republic regularly, so we have a passing interest in Czech politics – which never features in the foreign media. At the moment, we have two close Czech friends staying with us for a few days and they’ve drawn our attention […]
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