HA! HA! HA! Guess which major candidate didn't file a delegate slate in New Hampshire?

[Hart2008]

This discussion thread was locked by Skinner (a host of the General Discussion forum).

Romney?

Gingrinch??

Santorum???

No, he isn't a Repuke.

It's the same genius who didn't think that the debt ceiling could bite him in the ass:

EXCLUSIVE: Obama Campaign Fails to File Delegate Slate for New Hampshire Primary

by Frank London · January 5, 2012

OOPS! – OBAMA CAMPAIGN FAILS TO FILE SLATE OF DELEGATES FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY

For obvious reasons, most news coverage of the 2012 New Hampshire presidential primaries focuses on the Republican contest. With rare exceptions, incumbent presidents seeking re-election enjoy a nearly insuperable advantage in their party’s nomination process.

So it’s business as usual in the Granite State, with only one candidate in the Democratic running. Or maybe not quite so usual — because that one candidate isn’t President Barack Obama.

Wait… what?

Section 655:51 of the New Hampshire Election Code required candidates for their party’s presidential nomination to submit slates of national convention delegates to the Secretary of State no later than November 18th, 2011. Only two Democrats did so, and one — Aldous C. Tyler — has since dropped out and endorsed the other, author and political historian Darcy Richardson.

At first blush, that means Obama appears to have surrendered New Hampshire’s national convention votes for his re-nomination.



Unlike the incumbent Democrat, fifteen of the thirty candidates running in New Hampshire’s crowded Republican primary on Tuesday, including all of the major GOP candidates, filed full or nearly complete slates of delegates and alternate delegates.

“I’m sure this was merely an oversight by President Obama’s re-election team,” says Richardson. “Like a bloated bureaucracy, in a billion-dollar campaign like President Obama’s — one that’s literally drenched in Wall Street money — it’s easy to imagine that the left hand doesn’t always know what the right hand is doing.”

Not that he’s complaining, mind you. Richardson, 56, of Jacksonville, Florida, launched his anti-war, anti-Wall-Street, pro-Occupy campaign last fall after his pleas to more well-known progressives to run — former Labor Secretary Robert Reich topped his list — fell on deaf ears.

“The President has very obviously forgotten what the Democratic Party stands for,” he says. “So I can’t say I’m really surprised that he forgot he needs the help of real flesh-and-blood Democrats to get re-elected as well. I haven’t.”

Richardson is on the Democratic primary ballot in several other states, including Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas and will be launching a petition drive for a spot on the Wisconsin ballot tomorrow. “I’m happy to take all the delegates he wants to leave on the table,” says the long-shot challenger. “We’ll be waiting to have a talk with him when he gets to Charlotte next September.”

http://www.battlegroundblog.com/2012/01/05/exclusive-obama-campaign-fails-to-file-delegate-slate-for-new-hampshire-primary/

So, without any delegates for Obama, we will again see a repeat of 1968 when challenger Sen. Eugene McCarthy beat the sitting Democratic President in delegates earned from the New Hampshire primary!!

[FarLeftFist]

1. Who's Obama's challenger?

[Luminous Animal]

5. Darcy Richardson

[alcibiades_mystery]

13. 2 perCENT! 2 perCENT! 2 perCENT!

We know Darcy can do it!

Two PERCENT!

[Luminous Animal]

43. If that.

[alcibiades_mystery]

74. Oh, that's just the moderately realistic GOAL

I'm not saying they'll reach it!

[demtenjeep]

2. you sure you are on the right forum?

?

[Hart2008]

19. I wonder too because too many people here don't know what the New Deal was. Obama is Hoover.

FDR didn't bail out failing banks.

Hoover did that kind of stuff.

FDR nationalized them.

[demtenjeep]

70. you are in violation

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[FarLeftFist]

91. Bush bailed out the banks.

[girl gone mad]

93. Obama is the single Democrat most responsible for the first round of bailouts.

Then gifted trillions more to them once in office.

[nadinbrzezinski]

92. Just a tad of a quibble, but when exactly did FDR nationalize them?

The Banking holiday was NOT nationalization, though some banksters might have wished he did...

[Whisp]

62. the glee is repugnant

*horks

[Hart2008]

71. A Democratic president who is beholden to Wall Street Banks is repugnant. NT

[SunsetDreams]

72. Hyperbole is repugnant

[Whisp]

76. pretty bird

[jpak]

85. !

[Enrique]

3. Hart2008

[DCBob]

4. so how does this impact anything that matters??

[Tx4obama]

6. It does NOT matter because Obama will still be on the primary ballot and he will win, and

Darcy Richardson will NOT get the New Hampshire delegates - Darcy is delusional.

[Kdillard]

10. Exactly. I guess they needed to write something but it

doesn't mean anything.

[dsc]

94. I'm not sure that is right

in many states you have to actually vote for the delegates (Illinois for instance). When I lived in Illinois I voted for Simon in the primary but I voted for one of Jackson's delegates since I actually knew him. If NH works that way then Obama actually won't get any delegates.

[Tx4obama]

97. President Obama will be on the NH ballot

NH has already sent out sample ballots and he is ON it. Now he might not get any delegates from NH but that is not the end of the world because he won't need them all. Obama will be running unopposed in the majority of the states so he will have more than enough to win the 'nomination'.

[dsc]

98. I have no doubt he is on the ballot

but if the ballot is a beauty contest and he has no delegates for whom to vote, then he won't get delegates. I admit I have no idea what happens if it isn't a beauty contest and he has no slate of delegates.

[blogslut]

7. Yeah

Gary Hart isn't going to president.

[alcibiades_mystery]

11. ROFL

Guess which genius challenged the press to follow him around, then went on a boat called the Monkey Business and posed for photos with his mistress?

Would that be

Obama?
Romney?
Santorum?

Or...genius Gary Hart.

I don't think the President should take primary advice from Gary Hart, or his supporters.

[FSogol]

89. +1

Don't blame Gary Hart for the Darcy Crackpot. Haven't checked, but I'm sure Hart is squarely behind Obama.

[cry baby]

8. and why is that so funny to you? nt

[Tx4obama]

9. That article/link is to Darcy Richardson's website. It's sad to see that trash here on DU. n/t

[Tx4obama]

73. Please stop posting FALSE headlines/articles. Obama IS on the ballot and he will win.

The democratic PRIMARY is not going to be a 'close election'.

Please do some research and study the differences between a primary and a general election.

President Obama will win the PRIMARY by a landslide, there is no other viable candidate.

If ya want to make fun of someone then why not make fun of Darcy for not being in the Iowa caucus? Eh?
Obama run unopposed in Iowa and won all the delegates in Iowa.

Have a great year, you're gonna need it.

[Life Long Dem]

78. Headline!

Obama wins nomination! Now on with the game.

[MjolnirTime]

12. The delegates can still go with whoever they want at the convention. You know this, right?

Or are you so foolish as to believe that Obama won't be nominated?

[Cerridwen]

14. Ya know...I can't decide if I should hide this, ignore you, or

play with you a bit before I decide to get really ugly.

Well, I obviously didn't choose hide or ignore...hmmmm, play or ugly? Play or ugly?

[Cerridwen]

38. Yay! Looks like everyone else took care of it.

I'll just sit back and enjoy the show.

[maddezmom]

15. HAHAHAHA....according the NH Sec of State he's on the ballot

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/look-ahead-an-early-look-at-new-hampshires-primary-ballot/

¬snip¬

The Democratic ballot is considerably shorter than the Republican ballot, but Democratic voters in New Hampshire wishing to take part in Tuesday’s primary do have a list of 13 names to check off aside from Barack Obama. The listed individuals span the ideological spectrum. Some are to the left of Obama, such as Darcy G. Richardson of Jacksonville, Fla., who bills himself as a “progressive Democrat” on his webpage and is running because he’s been “disappointed by President Obama’s abandonment of many of the progressive values that he articulated so eloquently.”

Others are to the president’s right, like Robert B. Jordan of Garden Grove, Calif., who is running on an “oil platform” which proposes lifting all restrictions on drilling in U.S. oil reserves, including the ANWAR and Prudhoe Bay regions in Alaska.

Qualifying for ballot access in New Hampshire is a relatively straightforward process. Candidates wishing to file for the first in the nation primary are required to submit a declaration of candidacy to the secretary of state’s office, along with a $1,000 filing fee. New Hampshire’s filing deadline was Oct. 28, 2011.

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. Excellent find!

[muriel_volestrangler]

27. And, according to 655:47 III, the SoS's decision is final

The decision of the secretary of state as to the regularity of declarations of candidacy filed under this section shall be final.

http://www.sos.nh.gov/655-web2011.pdf

And 655:50 (not 51) says it's the 3rd Friday following the close of nominations - and the close was the 3rd Friday of November. Which shows that Darcy Richardson's blog is no better at reading the detailed rules than they claim the Obama campaign is.

At most, this would mean Obama NH delegates won't get to cast a vote at the convention.

[maddezmom]

34. looks like Biden filed the correct paperwork

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/44/post/vice-president-biden-to-file-obama-2012-paperwork-in-nh/2011/10/20/gIQAatsF0L_blog.html
http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2011/10/joe-biden-heading-file-for-president-obama-reelection-campaign/pHexVzOHavmpY8t7AddxTK/index.html

[muriel_volestrangler]

39. Well, I guess Richardson is going from the SoS site

which does show only Richardson and Tyler with lists of delegates. Well, I say 'list' - Richardson's is 1 delegate and 1 alternate - who appear to be husband and wife, and are also the 2 alternate delegates listed for Tyler. So it doesn't look like there are going to be many committed delegates from NH, I'd guess.

http://www.sos.nh.gov/presprim2012/Delegates%202012.htm

[maddezmom]

57. thanks for the link

really think this is a non-issue.

[Hart2008]

55. Show me where MBNA Joe filed a delegate slate for New Hampshire! NT

[maddezmom]

58. show me where Richardson having done so is going to make a difference in the scheme of things

[arcane1]

16. I'm failing to understand why I should give a shit

I understand even less why it's apparently so hilarious.

[ProSense]

18. So

this didn't happen:

V.P. Biden Travels to New Hampshire to File Campaign Paperwork
http://www.c-span.org/Events/VP-Biden-Travels-to-New-Hampshire-to-File-Campaign-Paperwork/10737424962/

Shoot...miss!

[greatauntoftriplets]

22. Oops!!!!

Now who's laughing?

[Hart2008]

30. Richardson and his supporters, but certainly not Biden or Obama. NT

[Hart2008]

23. So you want to blame this on MBNA Joe?

Nothing there states that the delegate slate was filed as required by New Hampshire law.

Looks like they just ASSumed that there wouldn't be a challenger.

[maddezmom]

25. so has Richardson taken this up with the NH Sec of State that put Obama on the ballot?

[Hart2008]

60. Why should Richardson complain to the NH SoS about Obama's inability to earn delegates?

[maddezmom]

64. okay you got me.

Now you tell me...do you really think this matters in the scheme of things?


So, without any delegates for Obama, we will again see a repeat of 1968 when challenger Sen. Eugene McCarthy beat the sitting Democratic President in delegates earned from the New Hampshire primary!!

[ProSense]

31. Um,

"So you want to blame this on MBNA Joe?"

...the old head fake doesn't work.

Obviously, the OP is the result of an amateur act resorting to distortion.

Foul!

[Summer Hathaway]

26. Please stop trying to confuse people

with the facts. For some reason, it gets them even more confused ...

[arely staircase]

20. and this is significant, why? nt

[Hart2008]

35. Prima Facia, it means that Obama cannot earn a single pledged delegate from New Hampshire. NT

[ProSense]

45. I think in this case

"Prima Facia, it means" delusional.

[muriel_volestrangler]

46. While Richardson can earn only one

because his list was 1 delegate (and 1 alternate) long.

[arely staircase]

49. and this is significant, why? nt

[great white snark]

21. You laugh yet you are a sad, sad fellow.

Obama/Biden four more years.

[sharp_stick]

24. Damn but you are clueless

perhaps getting all your "news" from useless sources and failing basic civics isn't the best course.

I mean shit dude at least do a basic search before you spew moronic shit all over the rest of us.

[toddwv]

29. Wow... I thought I had accidentally clicked on a link to freerepublic.com

weird.

[Hart2008]

51. And I thought the Democratic Party was still the party of the New Deal. Well, before Obama it was.NT

[sharp_stick]

54. Darcy please go away now n/t

[freshwest]

53. +1.

[Motown_Johnny]

32. Maybe he was busy with stuff like.. umm.... oh I don't know...

Stuff







Oh, and no. You won't see a repeat of 1968, the year Nixon took office. Why exactly are you so happy about that possibility anyways?

[RBInMaine]

33. Richardson has about as much chance and credibility as Herman Cain. The DNC will fix this.

[SunsetDreams]

36. Hate to ruin your New Years Eve Party 2012, but

Obama is on the Ballot and the correct paperwork was filed.

Somewhere overhead I hear a balloon deflating.

[Hart2008]

40. Apple: being on the ballot. Orange: filing a delegate slate. We have an apple but no orange here.

I think the noise that you heard was that you sat on whoopee cushion...

[SunsetDreams]

44. Maybe you have an aversion for oranges

Maybe before you decide to laff it up, get all warm and fuzzy inside and Yell "FIRE!", you should check your facts.

[Hart2008]

75. I enjoy oranges very much, but they are noticeably different from apples.

Grandmom ate an orange every day and lived to a ripe old age.

Oranges are very important for good health.

Apples taste much better in pies.

They are different.

[SunsetDreams]

81. Guess you can have an apple pie

at your Imaginary "Obama Lost the election" New Years 2012 party.

Oh hey that's after Christmas too. I bet you can find some of those Apples/Oranges/Nuts bags on sale. Hey since it's all imaginary, you can supply the nuts, I'm sure.

[muriel_volestrangler]

84. Any comment on how the New Hampshire Democratic Party says delegates are selected?

http://www.nhdp.org/free_details.asp?id=229
http://libertycontrol.net/uploads/NHDP/NHDP2012DelegateSelectionPlan.pdf

Deadline for standing: 5pm, January 6th, 2012. Selected by 2 post-primary caucuses on Jan 14th. This would seem to make any list given to the Secretary of State irrelevant.

[Tarheel_Dem]

102. Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark.

[pinboy3niner]

37. Laff it up--Obama filed the day BEFORE Richardson, according to NH SoS:

Your information is FALSE...

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES

Monday, October 17, 2011 – no filings

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 – no filings

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 – no filings

Thursday, October 20, 2011
Barack Obama, Chicago, IL (PO Box 8102, Chicago, IL 60680) filed by VP Biden [e-mail]

Friday, October 21, 2011
Darcy G. Richardson, Jacksonville, FL (7810 Fox Tail Lane, Jacksonville, FL 32219)--- filed by mail
[e-mail]

...

http://www.sos.nh.gov/Candidates.pdf

[Hart2008]

42. Apple: being on the ballot. Orange: filing a delegate slate. We have an apple but no orange here. NT

[ProSense]

48. What about

Bananas?

[sharp_stick]

50. Bananas hmmm

There's Darcy's entire platform right there.

[SunsetDreams]

52. !!DUZY!!

[joshcryer]

47. Nice find, pinboy3niner!

[tabatha]

41. OP FAIL

[Hart2008]

66. No, delegate slate failure for Obama. NT

[rurallib]

77. you earn my first DU3 ignore

go post at freeperville

[fascisthunter]

56. stupid... and embarrassing

for you, for posting this crap. HA HA HA!

[ecstatic]

59. FAIL! nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

61. However, the NH Democratic Party has this to say about the delegate process:

District-level delegates and alternates shall be elected by post-primary caucus to slate
delegates on January 14th, 2012. Delegate Candidates shall be listed in alphabetical
order on a printed ballot; the starting letter shall be drawn by the State Party Chair.
Each person voting at a district level post-primary caucus shall sign a statement
certifying that (i) the person will be qualified to vote in the November 6, 2012
General Election and (ii) the person supports the presidential candidate whose district
level delegates are being chosen at the caucus.
...
An individual can qualify as a candidate for district-level delegate to the 2012
Democratic National Convention by filing a statement of candidacy designating
his or her presidential (or uncommitted) preference and a signed pledge of
support for the presidential candidate (including uncommitted status) with the
State Party by January 6, 2012 at 105 N. State St., Concord, New Hampshire.
(Rules 12.B & 14.F.)
...
Presidential Primary - Proportional Representation Plan (Rules 13.A., 13.B. & 13.D.) The New
Hampshire presidential primary election is a "binding" primary. Accordingly, delegate
positions shall be allocated so as to fairly reflect the expressed presidential (or
uncommitted) preference of the primary voters in each district. The National
Convention delegates selected at the district level shall be allocated in proportion to
the percentage of the primary vote won in that district by each preference, except that
preferences falling below a 15% threshold shall not be awarded any delegates.

http://libertycontrol.net/uploads/NHDP/NHDP2012DelegateSelectionPlan.pdf

So it looks like the Democratic delegates aren't selected through the direct NH process anyway. This may explain why, in 2008, the Secretary of State listed the Republican delegates, but not the Democratic ones: http://www.sos.nh.gov/presprim2008/

[maddezmom]

67. excellent research muriel...thanks again

[Tarheel_Dem]

103. Muriel, my hat's off to you. You're one helluva a researcher.

[hootinholler]

63. MONKEY PANCAKES!

[neverforget]

65. Monkey muffins!

[SunsetDreams]

68. Monkey Butts!!!

[Tarheel_Dem]

104. !

[ProSense]

82. Squirrel

Oops!

[grantcart]

79. don't you ever get tired of being wrong

The analogy peaks at 2:10

[maddezmom]

86. hehe...as an aside in light of some other discussions today

Matt Lauer "Can Suck it" !

[UTUSN]

80. I'm not getting the "Ha ha ha" part and yet am not alerting (for now) n/t

[SidDithers]

83. Go Darcy!!

Sid

[grantcart]

88. click on the rec button and see who rec'd this

click on that person's recent recommendations.

go get a towel.

clean your keyboard.

[Tarheel_Dem]

105. Oh Lord. I didn't know about that little trick, and you were right.

[struggle4progress]

90. The intelligent debunking work, in threads like this, keeps me coming back to DU

[icymist]

95. !

http://www.sos.nh.gov/

[SidDithers]

96. Kick, for shits and giggles...nt

Sid

[Tx4obama]

99. And the WINNER of the New Hampshire primary will be ...........................................

PRESIDENT OBAMA

[SunsetDreams]

101. Well Just WOW

Of all the inane comments in this thread and elsewhere tonight that should have left my mouth hanging open in shock, yours did the trick.

YOWZA

(not that yours is inane mind you, lol)

[Rex]

100. After looking over his political rivals

Obama decided he did not have to do much...the GOPers will win the election for him.

[LiberalAndProud]

106. This does not bode well

for Darcy Richardson.

eta:
Evidently he's playing by Republican rules. How awesome is that?

Candidates have to file the lists when they sign-up to run in the state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary, along with the $1,000 filing fee and application.

Candidates are supposed to file 20 delegates and 20 alternate delegates, but few candidates filled out the entire slate. The slates are required by national Republican Party rules.
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20111202/NEWS0605/712029961

Priceless.

[AtomicKitten]

107. LOL.

That is extremely awesome!