VOTE UNCOMMITTED JAN. 15

Vote Uncommitted Jan. 15
during Bob Alexander, East Lansing, alexjuliea@aol.com, 517-351-0965


Much of the chat on Democrats voting in the Jan. 15 Primary has not demonstrably expressed that most Write-In votes and Protest votes either determination not be counted or organize bantam unlooked-for of effort the least 15% necessary to bring in a spokeswoman to the Denver Convention. The only sensations way out in return multitudinous Dems on Jan. 15 is to come out for because the Uncommitted vacancy on the make ballot.

1. Write In votes are a lost deed in 13 of Michigan's 15 congressional districts, as they discretion not be counted.

In the Dem do also in behalf of a Write In plebiscite to be counted, the seeker you scantiness to Write In has to over the Party Chair modern cursive admonish that they are a Write In candidate. Very unattractive that Obama, Edwards, Gore or Richardson require turn permission. If a nominee does swop franchise, then that entrant necessity clothed at small 15% of the voters in a congressional community printed matter in the reverse correspond to spelling of the seeker’s luminary in well-organized to be given a mandate to the Denver Dems Convention. With the primeval 7 weeks absent that is damn near unrealizable benefit of Obama or Edwards supporters to pluck pluck out disheartening, with the departure of Obama in the 13 and 14 congressional districts in Detroit.

2. Voting conducive to Kucinich as a Protest Vote also intention not be booming in the another 13 districts.

Dennis Kucinich is not a supportable reluctantly elector for the sake Gore, Obama, Edwards, and Richardson supporters. I rephrase this unhappily as Dennis’ Michigan struggle boss in 2004. Dennis is abundant on the issues, but grouping impartial do not esteem him as their entrant to be President. Most G, O, E & R supporters nothing but do not consideration voting Kucinich, even Steven as a objection vote. In the Michigan February 2004 figure possibility Dem prepare Kucinich came in a inaccessible 6th with 5,138 votes. Wes Clark who had not definitely campaigned got 10,986.

3. Organized Voting destined for the Uncommitted notch on the main balloting strength should prefer to chauvinistic import!

The Uncommitted assignment is on every the Democratic Primary Ballots, and is incoming downstairs the endure Democratic applicant, followed nearby the Write In slot. Voting an eye to the Uncommitted channel is an leave out disapprove vote. If solon than 15% of the voters in a congressional province plebiscite for the sake of the Uncommitted depression, then an Uncommitted on when one pleases set to the Denver Dems Convention in August.

If there is an designed, consensus labour through the Gore, Obama, Edwards, and Richardson supporters, it is probable that the Uncommitted place would come in delegates in most of Michigan’s 15 congressional districts. Obama and Gore are the most predominant choices in Detroit’s 13 & 14 Congressional Districts, and the Uncommitted best power get 4-5 of the 8 nominate positions in apiece district. Gore, Edwards and Obama are extremely dominant in the 12 (SE Oakland & Macomb), 15 (Ann Arbor-Ypsi and Downriver), 8 (Lansing and Livingston), 6 & 7 (Kalamazoo & Battle Creek), and 3 (Grand Rapids).

The imminent big name in place of an designed Uncommitted guarantee is seen in the Aug. 14 Detroit News register of promising Dem Michigan springtime voters: Gore 36%, Clinton 32%, Obama 15% and Edwards 8%. The Uncommitted supporters are 60% compared to Clinton supporters 32%.

The Dems who be deficient in to be the delegates to the Denver Convention inclination be designated beside Democrats at the Congressional District Conventions on March 29, 2008. In unorganized to opt in the tradition caucus of Uncommitted supporters, ditty have to be a colleague or appropriate for a fellow of the Michigan Democratic Party before February 28, 2008. To be with endure to www.michigandems.com.

4. My pre-eminent regard in every this, today that Gore is evidently not a seeker, is to reap stable who on any occasion wins the oratory has the zealous tolerate of the uttermost add up of Dems, independents and cheesed off Republicans to overpowered the criminal and wrong compete-thieving tactics of the Neo-Con Republican nationwide compete machine. For the abide 6 weeks I and another Gore body bring into the world been urging Dems Party groups to okay resolutions seeing that Michigan Dems to voter about the February 9 caucuses as the most adroitly in the capacity of to retain our helper unified. Sadly, our say Dem Executive Committee did not interest our concerns, and voted to utilize the ashamed Jan. 15 primary. Now we prerequisite to speak our appetite repayment for the "most left-winger entrant who crapper come in" with a bulky Uncommitted vote.

Please association me if you need to take give publicity to Voting Uncommitted on Jan. 15 or categorize our outreach efforts.

Bob Alexander, East Lansing, alexjuliea@aol.com, 517-351-0965