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The Oklahoma Blog Authors Presidential Primary Straw Poll
By jmb | January 14, 2008
I thought it would be fun to host a Presidential election primary straw poll for Oklahoma blog authors, to kinda get a feel for how the Oklahoma blogosophere stands this year.
So, here are the rules…
1. Participants must be registered to vote in Oklahoma.
2. Participants must be the author of a blog that has been updated at least once in the month of January or February 2008.
3. This is an “open” primary, meaning you can vote in which ever primary you want to vote in (no matter what your real life voter registration is), however you may only vote in one party’s primary.
3. The straw-poll will be conducted using a weighted system. You will pick your 3 favorite candidates in your party’s slate, and rank them in order of preference. Then when the votes are counted, each 1st choice vote will get 3 points, each 2nd choice vote will get 2 points, and each 3rd choice vote will get 1 point. The results will show the number of points each candidate received.
4. The deadline for casting your vote is the end of the month. I’ll count the votes cast on February 1 and will announce the results here.
5. To vote, send your name, your blog’s URL, and your vote by email to me at jmb(at)jmbzine(dot)com.
6. Since this is just a straw-poll and not a real primary, I will post running vote counts as we go along from time to time.
Also, here are the list of candidates that will be on the Oklahoma ballot on February 5th as listed on the Oklahoma Elections Board website (PDF download)…
Democrat:
Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton
John Edwards
Bill Richardson
Dennis J. Kucinich
Christopher J. Dodd
Jim RogersRepublican:
John McCain
Tom Tancredo
Duncan Hunter
Ron Paul
Rudy Giuliani
Jerry R. Curry
Mitt Romney
Alan L. Keyes
Fred Thompson
Daniel Gilbert
Mike Huckabee
Topics: Democrat Party, Oklahoma, Republican Party |
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January 14th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Just to make this clearer, I’ll do an example of how this weighted system works.
My 3 favorite candidates in the Democratic primary are:
Edwards (1st choice)
Kucinich (2nd choice)
Obama (3rd choice)
This will result in Edwards getting 3 points, Kucinich getting 2 points and Obama getting 1 point.
January 14th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
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January 14th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Who the hell is Jim Rogers????
January 14th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Oh, you should see if K will post this at Blog Oklahoma.
January 15th, 2008 at 12:30 am
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January 15th, 2008 at 8:26 am
I’m on it. Passing the word on Blog Oklahoma.
Great idea JMB
January 15th, 2008 at 9:16 am
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January 15th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Here is what the election board says about him…
JIM ROGERS 8623 E. Reno Ave. #5 Midwest City, OK 73110
January 15th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Here’s more on Rogers…
http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=45931
What seems strange to me is why would you spend the $1500 (I think that’s the right amount) to file to run for prez in Oklahoma but you don’t have a website.
January 16th, 2008 at 6:56 am
I fought the straw, and the straw won…
J. M. Branum is conducting what he calls the Oklahoma Blog Authors Presidential Primary Straw Poll, and it’s simple: you email him your top three choices in the party of your registration — he’s not going to check your registration,……
January 16th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
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January 16th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
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January 18th, 2008 at 11:59 am
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January 18th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Sounds like fun!
Count me in.
January 19th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
In order:
1. Edwards
2. Obama
3. Clinton
January 21st, 2008 at 4:21 pm
1. Fred Thompson
2. Mike Huckabee
3. Mitt Romney
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
1.Jim Rogers
2. Dennis Kucinich
3. Bill Richardson
February 6th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
[…] Here are the final results using the ranked preference point system: […]