Eleições Americanas 2008

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« Responder #15 em: Janeiro 09, 2008, 03:58:43 pm »
Assim se vê que só há uma sondagem que conta... a que é feita nas urnas.
 

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« Responder #16 em: Janeiro 09, 2008, 10:24:11 pm »
Não seria o sistema eleitoral Americano o que falta a Portugal para escolher candidatos a 1o. Ministro e a Presidente de República de melhor qualidade?
"Esta é a ditosa pátria minha amada."
 

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« Responder #17 em: Janeiro 09, 2008, 11:19:21 pm »
O sistema eleitoral americano e por natureza esquisito.

O nosso sistema para eleger o presidente, não é mau, e para um país como Portugal é mesmo o mais adequado, ou seja: A eleição do presidente num sistema de duas voltas.

O grande problema é a questão do primeiro ministro.
Legalmente nem existe candidato a primeiro ministro.
Aliás, o Primeiro Ministro nem tem que ser eleito deputado. Primeiro Ministro pode ser qualquer um, porque o poder reside no parlamento.

O principal problema em termos de sistema eleitoral (como já discutimos neste fórum) é o sistema de listas fechadas para deputados à Assembleia da República.

Esse sim é o problema, mas mudar o sistema para um sistema de listas abertas, é um risco que as nossas elites do momento nunca vão correr.

Cumprimentos
É muito mais fácil enganar uma pessoa, que explicar-lhe que foi enganada ...
 

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« Responder #18 em: Janeiro 10, 2008, 08:28:35 am »
O sistema eleitoral americano está completamente ultrapassado, a prova disso é que até ganha quem tem menos votos.

foi o que aconteceu em 2000 e poderia ter acontecido de novo em 2004, bastava o Kerry ter ganho o Ohio, e apesar de o bush ter mais votos a nivel nacional, teria sido ele o Presidente.

Acho que quem devia evoluir eram os EUA em matéria de escrutinio eleitoral, o sistema deles é completamente arcaico e desfasado da realidade.

(por ex. nestas primárias do New Hampshire, qd uma pessoa se dirigia á mesa de voto, tinha primeiro que se inscrever no partido do candidato em que iria votar :shock:  )
"[Os portugueses são]um povo tão dócil e tão bem amestrado que até merecia estar no Jardim Zoológico"
-Dom Januário Torgal Ferreira, Bispo das Forças Armadas
 

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« Responder #19 em: Janeiro 10, 2008, 11:08:22 am »
Citação de: "P44"
(por ex. nestas primárias do New Hampshire, qd uma pessoa se dirigia á mesa de voto, tinha primeiro que se inscrever no partido do candidato em que iria votar :shock:  )


As primárias e caucus americanos são isso mesmo. Os inscritos em determinado partido escolhem o candidato desse partido que o estado em que se realizam as primárias vai apoiar (a candidato a presidente) nos congressos  nacionais dos partidos.
"Portugal civilizou a Ásia, a África e a América. Falta civilizar a Europa"

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« Responder #20 em: Janeiro 10, 2008, 03:49:59 pm »
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Citação de: "P44"
(por ex. nestas primárias do New Hampshire, qd uma pessoa se dirigia á mesa de voto, tinha primeiro que se inscrever no partido do candidato em que iria votar :shock:  )
As primárias e caucus americanos são isso mesmo. Os inscritos em determinado partido escolhem o candidato desse partido que o estado em que se realizam as primárias vai apoiar (a candidato a presidente) nos congressos  nacionais dos partidos.
Mais ou menos... as primarias servem para os incritos em cada partido (e nalguns casos ate os independentes) elegerem os delegados que os irão representar no congresso nacional que então escolherá quem é o candidato partidario a presidência. E há ainda alguns estados cuja extrutura partidaria designa internamente quem é o candidato escolhido. Isto deve-se, mais uma vez, a enorme extensão geografica dos EUA que impossibilitava (historicamente) que pessoas de pontos distantes geograficamente comunicassem facilmente. Um outro objectivo deste sistema multifásico (á falta de termo melhor) é tentar impedir que os estados mais pequenos sejam completamente dominados pelos estados maiores, daí que nem sempre o vencedor seja quem tem mais votos, visto que a distributição geografica dos votos também é levada em consideração.
Parece-me mais justo que um sistema simplesmente proporcional, em que os candidatos se limitariam a fazer campanha na California, Florida, Texas e NY, ignorando completamente o resto do país. Assim são obrigados a dar tanta ou mais atenção aos estados mais pequenos (como o Iowa e o New Hampshire). Julgo que existe um mecanismo semelhante (ou pelo menos com fins semelhantes) no Tratado de Lisboa.
E já agora...

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Candidates Divvy Up NH Delegates



Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama each won nine delegates in New Hampshire's Democratic primary, followed by former Sen. John Edwards with 4 delegates, an AP analysis of primary results shows. All 22 of New Hampshire's delegates to the national convention this summer have been allocated.

Clinton and Obama won the same number of delegates, even though Clinton edged Obama in votes, because New Hampshire awards delegates proportionally, and the vote was relatively close.

In the overall race for the nomination, Clinton leads with 187 delegates, including separately chosen party and elected officials known as superdelegates. She is followed by Obama with 89 delegates and Edwards with 50.

A total of 2,025 delegates are needed to secure the Democratic nomination.


On the Republican side, Sen. John McCain won seven delegates, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won four delegates and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee won one. All 12 of New Hampshire's delegates to the national convention this summer have been allocated.

New Hampshire originally had 24 Republican delegates, but the national party stripped half as punishment because the state broke party rules by scheduling its primary before Feb. 5.

In the overall race for the nomination, Huckabee leads with 31 delegates, followed by Romney with 19 delegates and McCain with seven.

A total of 1,191 delegates are needed to secure the Republican nomination.



http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004114723_apprimarydelegates08.html?syndication=rss
 

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« Responder #21 em: Janeiro 10, 2008, 04:14:49 pm »
tsumetomo, acho que acabámos por dizer o mesmo - embora o seu esteja mais elaborado. As aulas de Ciência Política já lá vão há algum tempo... e mesmo assim só tive 12...  c34x
Mas ainda me lembro como se elege um presidente numa República Federal Presidencialista.
"Portugal civilizou a Ásia, a África e a América. Falta civilizar a Europa"

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« Responder #22 em: Janeiro 10, 2008, 04:48:09 pm »
Citação de: "Lancero"
tsumetomo, acho que acabámos por dizer o mesmo - embora o seu esteja mais elaborado.
Sim... a minha ideia era precisamente a de complementar a resposta anterior.
 

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« Responder #23 em: Janeiro 16, 2008, 08:11:53 am »
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Clinton, Romney Win Michigan Primaries

DETROIT (AP)--Hillary Clinton has won the Michigan Democratic primary, and Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary.

Clinton was alone among the major contenders because of a dispute between the state and party officials after the state moved up the primary.

It was a do-or-die victory for Romney, who finished second in Iowa to Mike Huckabee and second in New Hampshire to John McCain.

The win could help Romney regain some of the ground lost in national polls to McCain.

Supporters of Democrats John Edwards and Barack Obama, had encouraged voters to vote for "uncommitted" to embarrass Clinton, but the vote wasn't even close.



http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=57391
 

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« Responder #24 em: Janeiro 20, 2008, 12:05:14 am »
Hillary Clinton e Mitt Romney vencedores no Nevada

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A democrata Hillary Clinton e o republicano Mitt Romney alcançaram hoje no Estado norte-americano do Nevada uma importante vitória na corrida para a nomeação como candidatos dos respectivos partidos às eleições presidenciais de Novembro.

Hillary Clinton, que venceu as primárias do Estado de New Hampshire a 8 de Janeiro, repetiu hoje o feito nos "caucus" (assembleias de eleitores do partido) realizados no interior de célebres casinos de Las Vegas, recolhendo mais de 50 por cento dos votos, contra cerca de 45 por cento para o jovem senador Barack Obama, após a contagem de dois terços dos "caucus".

A ex-primeira dama iniciou a corrida como líder nas sondagens, mas sem o apoio de poderosos sindicatos hoteleiros, que optaram por Obama.

"É uma grande, muito grande vitória", declarou Terence McAuliffe, o director de campanha de Hillary Clinton, sublinhando que "a sua mensagem de mudança positiva toca os eleitores".

Sondagens realizadas à boca das urnas indicaram que Clinton venceu mais uma vez com o voto das mulheres (52 por cento contra 30) e sobretudo dos eleitores que dão primazia à experiência (quase nove contra um).

O terceiro candidato na corrida democrata, John Edwards, terá obtido menos de cinco por cento dos votos.

Algumas horas antes, o ex-governador do Estado de Massachusetts Mitt Romney venceu os "caucus" republicanos, para os quais os seus adversários lhe deixaram o campo praticamente livre, por não terem feito campanha.

São-lhe atribuídos 50 por cento dos votos, contra 13 por cento para John McCain, senador do Arizona e herói da guerra do Vietname, e 12 por cento para Ron Paul.

Mas o principal confronto republicano do dia ocorreu na costa Leste, na Carolina do Sul, primeiro Estado do sul dos Estados Unidos a votar e tradicionalmente um "fazedor de vencedores" no partido do actual Presidente, George W. Bush, que aí venceu em 2000.

As sondagens davam a vitória a McCain, popular junto dos militares e ex-combatentes - em grande número neste Estado - na corrida com o ex-governador do Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, que conta com o apoio da influente comunidade evangélica.

Os resultados do Nevada reforçam as ambições de Romney, que já venceu no pequeno Estado do Wyoming há duas semanas e no Michigan terça-feira, sem que tal o torne, no entanto, o candidato favorito na corrida, já que perdeu as duas primeiras grandes etapas: no Iowa, para Mike Huckabee, e no New Hampshire, para McCain.

No campo democrata, o confronto entre Obama e Clinton prosseguirá no próximo sábado na Carolina do Sul.

Obama, que venceu os "caucus" do Iowa a 03 de Janeiro, pode esperar um bom resultado, graças ao apoio da comunidade negra, que representa a metade do eleitorado democrata nesse Estado.

No Nevada, o Partido Democrata organizou "caucus" em nove casinos de Las Vegas, para facilitar a participação dos empregados dos casinos, que trabalham ao sábado.

Esta decisão foi contestada na justiça, em vão, por um sindicato de professores favorável a Hillary Clinton.

Acusações de irregularidades foram feitas durante os "caucus" e os últimos dias antes da consulta foram marcados por confrontos cada vez mais ferozes entre Obama, que ambiciona ser o primeiro presidente negro, e Hillary Clinton, que poderá ser a primeira mulher a ocupar a Sala Oval da Casa Branca.

Um anúncio de rádio em espanhol de um sindicato aliado a Obama condenou uma suposta "falta de respeito" de Hillary Clinton em relação aos funcionários do sector hoteleiro.

Lusa

 

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« Responder #25 em: Janeiro 20, 2008, 04:13:24 am »
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McCain Remarks on South Carolina Victory

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, R-ARIZ.: Thank you, South Carolina, for bringing us across the finish line first in the first-in-the-South primary.

(APPLAUSE)

You know, it took us a while, but what's eight years among friends?

(LAUGHTER)

(APPLAUSE)

What it really did -- what it really did: It just gave us the opportunity to spend more time in this beautiful state; to talk with you and listen to you; and to come to admire all the more the deep patriotism of South Carolinians, who have sacrificed so much to defend our country from its enemies.

(APPLAUSE)

My friends, it is a great privilege to have come to know so many of you, and I am very grateful for and humbled by the support you have given our campaign.

Thank you. Thank you especially for having the very un-South Carolina-like weather today.

(LAUGHTER)

You came out to exercise the first responsibility of an American; not just those South Carolinians who voted for us, but all of you who voted today for the candidate you believe is best and is suited to lead the country you love.

(APPLAUSE)

I think I can speak for all of the Republican candidates when I say South Carolinians are never just fair weather friends.

(APPLAUSE)

I am very grateful to our South Carolina team and to the many dedicated volunteers who gave so generously of their time and labor and kept us competitive in some pretty challenging times, my friends.

And there is a lot of people we want to thank, so many.

Among them are my dear and beloved friend, Lindsey Graham, the senior senator...

(APPLAUSE)

My dear and beloved friend, the great, great, great Attorney General of the state of South Carolina, Henry McMaster.

(APPLAUSE)

The leader in the South Carolina legislature, a leader in the fight to reduce taxes, less government, less regulation, has made South Carolina a wonderful place to work and to live, the speaker, Bobby Harrell (ph).

(APPLAUSE)

I hope you all know how much your friendship means to me. The debt I owe you is a privilege and an obligation which I promise you I will faithfully discharge.

I want to thank my wonderful wife, Cindy, the best campaigner in the family...

(APPLAUSE)

My daughters Meghan and Sidney, who are with us tonight; as well as my son, Doug, and our children who could not be here; and of course, my friends, my mother, Roberta McCain.

(APPLAUSE)

It is obvious to me, and to all who know me, that we would not be where we are tonight, but for your love, encouragement and faith in me.

Thank you, Mama.

(APPLAUSE)

In the course of this campaign, I have tried as best I could to tell people the truth -- to tell them the truth about the challenges facing our country and how I intend to address them.

As I have said before -- and you have heard me -- before I can win your vote, I must earn your respect. And the only way I know how to do that is by being honest with you.

(APPLAUSE)

I have tried to do that throughout this campaign and to put my trust in your willingness to give me your fair consideration. So far, it seems to be working pretty well.

(APPLAUSE)

You and I are aware that for the last 28 years, the winner of the South Carolina primary has been the nominee of our party.

(APPLAUSE)

We have a ways to go, of course. There are some tough contests ahead, starting tomorrow in the state of Florida, where we are going to win...

(APPLAUSE)

We are well on our way to that and I feel very good about our challenges.

My friends, as pleased as we are about the results -- we have a reason to celebrate tonight -- I know that I must keep foremost in my mind that I am not running for president to be somebody, but to do something.

(APPLAUSE)

I am running to keep America safe, prosperous and proud. I am running to restore the trust of the American people in their government.

(APPLAUSE)

I am running so that our children and their children will have even greater opportunities than the ones we were blessed with. I am running so that every person in this country, now and in generations to come, will know the same sublime honor that has been the treasure of my life: to be proud to be an American.

(APPLAUSE)

I seek the nomination of our party, because I am as confident today as I was when I first entered public life as a foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution -- that the principles of the Republican Party -- our confidence in the good sense and resourcefulness of free people are always in America's best interests.

In war and peace, in good times and challenging ones, we have always known that the first responsibility of government it to keep this country safe from its enemies, and the American people free of a heavy handed government that spends too much of their money, and tries to do for them what they are better able to do for themselves.

(APPLAUSE)

We want government to do its job, not your job; to do it better and to do it with less of your money; to defend our nation's security wisely and effectively, because the cost of our defense is so dear to us; to respect our values because they are the true source of our strength; to enforce the rule of law that is first defense of freedom; to keep the promises it makes to us and not make promises it will not keep.

We believe government should do only those things we cannot do individually, and then get out of the way so that the most industrious, ingenious and enterprising people in the world can do what they have always done: build an even greater country than the one they inherited.

(APPLAUSE)

My friends, I know and you know we are facing challenging economic times, and we must be responsive to the concerns of Americans who fear they are being left behind in the global economy.

But nothing is inevitable in our country. We are the captains of our fate.

(APPLAUSE)

We can overcome any challenge as long as we keep our courage, and stand by our defense of free markets, low taxes and small government that have made America the greatest land of opportunity in the world.

My dear friends, I have served our country all my adult life, and I am prepared for the high office I seek.

I asked South Carolinians to help give me the opportunity to serve the country I love a little while longer.

(APPLAUSE)

You have done that, and I will never forget it. I promise you I will always put America -- her strength, her ideals, her future -- before every other consideration.

Thank you, South Carolina...

(APPLAUSE)

Thank you for your trust. I will not let you down, so help me God.

(APPLAUSE)

Good night and God bless you as you have blessed me.

(APPLAUSE)

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/19/AR2008011902799.html

A primaria democrata na South Carolina sera realizada noutra data.
 

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« Responder #26 em: Janeiro 20, 2008, 04:15:29 am »
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Women Back Clinton, Mormons Romney in NV

Highlights of voting in Saturday's Republican primary in South Carolina and the Democratic and GOP caucuses in Nevada, based on interviews with voters entering Nevada polling places and leaving voting areas in South Carolina. All numbers are final.

THE WOMEN ARE BACK ...

... behind Hillary Rodham Clinton. She won their support over Barack Obama by 51 percent to 38 percent at Nevada's Democratic caucuses. That's a decisive margin because six in 10 voters were female. Obama had edged Clinton among women in Iowa, but she came back and dominated them in New Hampshire.

THE HEART OF THE PARTY

While John McCain and Mike Huckabee split the votes of those in South Carolina calling themselves Republicans, McCain bettered him among independents, 42 percent to 25 percent. Independents were nearly a fifth of the overall GOP vote in the state.

Huckabee had a 35 percent to 26 percent edge over McCain among South Carolina conservatives, with Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson each getting nearly 20 percent of the conservative vote. Huckabee's biggest advantage was among the very conservative and those conservatives who were also white born-again or evangelical Christians; McCain led among conservatives without those beliefs.

In Nevada, Clinton defeated Obama among self-identified Democrats by 51 percent to 39 percent, and they dominated the caucuses. Independents, usually an Obama strength, leaned toward him but made up fewer than one in five voters. Clinton also led clearly among liberals, who are core Democratic voters and have usually been an Obama strong point.

Republicans and conservatives dominated the Nevada GOP caucuses, and nearly six in 10 preferred Romney.

RELIGION COUNTS

In South Carolina, Mike Huckabee had a big edge among white born-again and evangelical Christians, winning more than four in 10 of their votes compared with John McCain's one-fourth. They made up just over half the South Carolina Republican vote. Among all other voters there, though, McCain's lead was large - nearly four in 10, more than double Huckabee's support.

A quarter of Nevada GOP voters were Mormon, and virtually all of them preferred Mitt Romney. Overall, 49 percent of Romney's Nevada votes came from Mormons. Among non-Mormons, he doubled the vote Ron Paul and John McCain each received. National polls have shown Romney's Mormon religion is a problem for significant numbers of Republicans. Romney also led among white born-again and evangelical Christians in Nevada.

BLACK, WHITE AND BROWN

Clinton carried the Nevada Democratic white vote, winning their support by 52 percent to Obama's 34 percent. They made up nearly two-thirds of the overall caucus vote. In the first serious test between Clinton and Obama over black voters, eight in 10 blacks backed Obama. In Michigan, the only other state to vote so far with substantial numbers of blacks, Clinton only got three in 10 of their votes - and she was the only major candidate on that ballot.

Nearly two-thirds of Hispanics voted for Clinton - a disappointment for Obama, who'd received the endorsement of a heavily Hispanic union that represents casino employees.

ISSUES THAT MATTER

Half of Nevada Democrats named the economy as the most significant problem, making it their overwhelming choice as the country's top issue. About half of them favored Clinton, compared with four in 10 who chose Obama. Clinton also led among those citing health care as the top problem, while she and Obama split the vote of those who picked the Iraq war.

The economy was the biggest issue among South Carolina Republicans, and McCain and Huckabee split those voters. Huckabee led with those citing illegal immigration, while McCain had an overwhelming edge with the few most concerned about the Iraq war.

THE GENERATION GAP

As he did in Iowa and New Hampshire, Obama did strongly among the party's youngest voters, with a near two-to-one edge over Clinton among those less than age 30. She won the strong allegiance of older Democrats, doubling his percentage among them, and they voted far more often than younger people.

McCain was got strong margins from older voters in South Carolina, winning four in 10 votes of those over 60.

CH ... CH ... CH ... CHANGES

Half of Nevada Democrats said they were looking for someone who can make changes, the most often-named quality they were seeking in a candidate. Obama was tops among that group, gaining six in 10 of their votes, about double Clinton's share.

But Clinton overwhelmed Obama among the quarter of Nevada Democrats looking for a candidate with the right experience. Practically nine in 10 of them supported Clinton, while fewer than one in 10 chose Obama.

In South Carolina, Huckabee had a big edge among those looking for shared values, voters' favorite candidate quality. McCain got two-thirds of those seeking experience.

THE MILITARY WEIGHS IN

A quarter of South Carolina's voters were military personnel or veterans, and more than a third of them backed McCain.

THE UNIONS

Clinton and Obama also split the union vote about evenly, with each getting the support of more than four in 10. John Edwards, who has long courted the union vote, got just 7 percent. Among the seven in 10 Democratic voters who are not in unions, Clinton prevailed.

SOUTH CAROLINA NATIVES ...

... split about evenly between Huckabee and McCain, but residents from out of state leaned toward McCain.

THE SILVER MEDAL

Asked who their second choice for the presidential candidate would be, 42 percent of John Edwards' supporters chose Obama, while 33 percent picked Clinton.

The results were from a poll conducted for AP and the television networks by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International as voters left 35 voting sites in South Carolina, and entered 20 Republican caucus sites and 30 Democratic ones in Nevada. The South Carolina Republican survey involved interviews with 1,655 voters, with a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. In Nevada, 833 GOP voters and 1,098 Democrats were interviewed, with a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 5 points for Republicans and 4 points for Democrats.



http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/01/19/ap4551952.html
 

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« Responder #27 em: Janeiro 22, 2008, 01:53:50 pm »
Hillary e Obama travam debate agressivo antes de nova prévia

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Os pré-candidatos democratas Hillary Clinton e Barack Obama travaram na noite de segunda-feira, na Carolina do Sul, um agressivo debate, marcado por acusações pessoais.

Obama manteve as críticas ao ex-presidente Bill Clinton pelos ataques que este lhe faz, na defesa da candidatura da ex-primeira-dama. Hillary recriminou o seu adversário aludindo a menções elogiosas que fez ao falecido presidente Ronald Reagan, um ícone republicano desprezado por muitos democratas.

O embate foi de tal forma acirrado que o ex-senador John Edwards, que ocupa um distante terceiro lugar na disputa democrata, quase não conseguiu falar. Edwards acusou os rivais de dividirem o partido.

O debate decorreu na Carolina do Sul, próximo Estado a realizar prévias democratas, no sábado.

Segundo as sondagens, Obama tem uma ligeira vantagem. Mais de metade dos prováveis eleitores democratas da Carolina do Sul devem ser negros, tal como Obama.

Hillary recordou que na semana passada Obama afirmou que Reagan «mudou a trajectória da América», acrescentando que o seu adversário de há quase 15 anos admira as ideias do outro partido.

«Pessoalmente, acho que eles tinham ideias. Mas eram más ideias ruins», afirmou Hillary, que tenta ser a primeira mulher a governar os EUA.

Obama, que pode tornar-se o primeiro presidente negro, reagiu afirmando que de forma alguma elogiou as ideias republicanas - estaria apenas constatando que Reagan tinha a capacidade de unir rivais.

Quando Hillary o interrompeu para dizer que não tinha mencionado Reagan, Obama afirmou: «O seu marido mencionou». «Eu estou aqui, não ele», disse Hillary.

«Bem, às vezes não consigo dizer contra quem estou a concorrer», reagiu o senador, demonstrando a sua crescente exasperação com o envolvimento de Bill Clinton na campanha.

O mediador Wolf Blitzer, da CNN, teve dificuldades em controlar o debate em alguns momentos. O evento coincidiu com o feriado dedicado a Martin Luther King, líder negro assassinado na década de 1960.

Hillary e Obama chegaram à Carolina do Sul com os nervos à flor da pele, depois de travarem uma acirrada disputa no Nevada, onde no sábado Hillary venceu.

Nem entre republicanos nem entre democratas há um claro favorito para disputar a eleição presidencial de 4 de Novembro.

As prévias nos primeiros Estados resultaram em múltiplos vencedores, o que complicou ainda mais o panorama.

Diário Digital / Lusa

 

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« Responder #28 em: Janeiro 24, 2008, 10:46:03 pm »
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Kucinich Abandons White House Bid

CLEVELAND (AP) — Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second, long-shot bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold onto his other job — U.S. congressman.

In an interview with Cleveland's Plain Dealer, the six-term House member said he was quitting the race and would make a formal announcement on Friday.

"I will be announcing that I'm transiting out of the presidential campaign," Kucinich said. "I'm making that announcement tomorrow about a new direction."

Kucinich has received little support in his presidential bid; he got 1 percent of the vote in the New Hampshire primary and was shut out in the Iowa caucuses. He did have a devoted following.

Kucinich, 61, is facing four challengers in the Democratic congressional primary March 4, and earlier this week he made an urgent appeal on his Web site for funds for his re-election. Rival Joe Cimperman has been critical of Kucinich for focusing too much time outside of his district while campaigning for president.

His decision comes a month after his youngest brother, Perry Kucinich, was found dead.

Kucinich said he will not endorse another Democrat in the primary.

Kucinich brought the same sense of idealism to his second run for president as he did in his first bid. He said he was entering the race again because the Democratic Party wasn't pushing hard enough to end the Iraq war.

Once dubbed the "boy mayor" of Cleveland, he made an unpopular decision to refuse to sell a publicly owned utility that pushed the city into default and drove him from office.

After the city's financial troubles, the mayor faced death threats, and was forced to wear a bulletproof vest when he threw out the first ball at a Cleveland Indians game. He barely survived a recall vote.

But he lost his bid for re-election as mayor of Cleveland in 1978 to Republican George Voinovich, who went on to become governor and then U.S. senator. His life and his political career were derailed. Kucinich spent more than a decade trying to get back into politics — traveling around the country and then working as a teacher, consultant and television news reporter.

In 1994, Kucinich was elected state senator and he then won a seat in Congress in 1996. His once unpopular stand against the sale of the municipal electric system was praised as courageous. In 1998, the Cleveland City Council issued him a commendation for having the foresight to refuse to sell it.

During his time in Congress, Kucinich has been one of the most outspoken liberals, opposing international trade agreements like the North America Free Trade Agreement and marching with protesters in Seattle during a meeting of the World Trade Organization.

As a presidential candidate, he has proposed a Department of Peace, backed universal health care and supported gay marriage. He also pushed for impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney.

At a debate last October, Kucinich delivered one of the night's lighter moments when he confirmed seeing an unidentified flying object at the Washington state home of actress Shirley MacLaine. With a smile, he said he would open a campaign office in Roswell, N.M., home to many alleged UFO sightings.

Kucinich married British citizen Elizabeth Harper, in 2005, ensuring his 2008 campaign would have one dramatic difference from his first campaign. Kucinich told New Hampshire audiences during the 2004 race that he was seeking a mate. Women then vied for a date with him during a contest arranged by a New Hampshire political Web site, but nothing romantic evolved from Kucinich's breakfast with the winner.



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Fred Thompson bows out

HE SLOUCHED onto the stage to light applause. He rambled like a man with his mouth full and nothing particular on his mind. He played up his Southern roots. “It's good to be back where people know how to cook green beans,” he said, referring to the Southern habit of boiling them to death. The audience chuckled, but they numbered only a few dozen. Most of the folks at Ryan's steakhouse paid more attention to the buffet than to Fred Thompson.

Mr Thompson, a former senator from Tennessee, gave up running for president this week after failing—by a wide margin—to win the Republican primary in nearby South Carolina. Rarely has a candidate disappointed so many supporters so quickly. Last year, when conservatives were searching desperately for someone both solidly conservative and electable, Mr Thompson's name came up. He is a movie star with a commanding voice, they reasoned. Perhaps he will turn out like Ronald Reagan. He didn't.

Unlike Reagan, who was governor of California before he became president, Mr Thompson has no executive experience to speak of. He had coherent policies—his belief in federalism is heart-felt, and someone put some work into his plan for Social Security. But he is a lazy and disorganised campaigner, so few voters ever found out where he stood.

To his fans, Mr Thompson was the real thing: pro-life, anti-tax, plain-spoken and unlikely ever to change his mind about anything. “I've driven all around this country and I see what's going on,” said Bob Wilkes, a craggy truck driver at Ryan's steakhouse. There are, apparently, too many illegal aliens, too much welfare and a younger generation that's all “me, me, me”. Mr Thompson is the best candidate to protect the country, said Mr Wilkes. He must be sad.

Mr Thompson's exit will benefit one of his rivals, but it is unclear which. Mr Huckabee is now the only Southerner in the Republican race. Mitt Romney is the only “full-spectrum” conservative; at least, he claims to be. Mr Thompson himself is said to prefer John McCain. But any of these candidates could grab some of his supporters, as could Rudy Giuliani. Mr Thompson, meanwhile, can always go back to playing presidents on the screen.



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