Things are moving pretty fast nowadays as we get deeper into the actual Presidential Preference Primary.
Lot of “P’s” in that sentence – but it serves to awaken listeners to the fact this is an unusual election because it is allowing the voters of a state to select nominees on the State’s ballot for the election to follow in November of 2012. It’s a complicated matter before and after the actual voting.
First of all the electoral process was put in place back in the 1700’s when horses, mules and boats powered by sail power were the main means of transportation. It was before the telephone or speedy means of communication. It would be a 100+ years until the telegraph came into being and railroads became the most rapid method of transportation.
All of this meant to get the word out about who wanted to run for office and how it might be accomplished in a nation that was spread out from the eastern coast of North America to the Mississippi River and from the Gulf of Mexico to the St. Lawrence river – it was quite a territory. That meant long carriage or horseback rides and mail that was very slow in its travel. Consequently there had to be communications by mail which took time and travel.
All that just to put you in the mind of what was involved in electing a government and establishing it in the new nation. It was not simple and there was much ground to be covered.
When you stand back from pre-Revolutionary days and contemplate communicating from Northern Maine to
It’s always inspirational to me to think on those hardships and dedication; and to recall the effort that had to be exercised in those days to bring the
Cordially, IN HIM
Jack Buttram
“JUST A MINUTE”
AH DON’T THANK AH UNNERSTOOD WHUT YOU SAID
MizP: Jist a Minit: Mr. Jack – Ah’m gittin mo an mo cornfused.
Jack: What’s it all about Miz Pearlie?
MizP: Firs of awl ah heah Mista Rominy is a-head and then Ah heah
hit’s Mr. Gingrich an I don know whas th truf.
Homer: Ah’m with Miz Pearlie Mr. Jack – awl these numbers is cornfusin’.
Jack: OK..we’re voting in
statewide races -- and there are National races.
Homer: But theys only one winner?
MizP: But you kin have diffrunt ree-sults in each one?
BB: Ah gits hit… you kin have one ahead in the State wide race…
MizP: But sumbody else ahead in a national race ?
Homer: So sumbody kin win th’ race in
BB: But be behine or lose on th’ national scorecard.
Jack: Exactly. All that’s not explained when if you’re just talking
about who won or is winning in
MizP: Oh – so Mr. Rominy won in Ioway an New Hamshire but he …
Homer: He coudda loss in
BB: But how are we a-gonna know who… who…
MizP: Rite… who’s the winner?
Jack: What do we call the race or the election just now here in our State?
BB: Hit’s th’ Presidential preference primary….
Jack: Right -- the purpose is to elect *delegates* to the national
nominating Convention which won’t convene until in the summer.
Homer: An tha’ss where they’ll e-lect th’ nominee!
MizP: Oh yeah…thass where then they picks a vice-president…
Jack: Right – where they pick a V.P. Nominee… the Republican ticket.
MizP: But whut about th’ pollsters and awl?
Jack: Gallup and Rasmussen they are just observers.
MizP: Oh, -- so who do we b’leeve?
Homer: You end up with th’ O-fficial vote thass whut counts.
BB: An ‘splain sumpin’ ‘bout th’ Letric college.
Jack: I think you mean the ELECTORAL COLLEGE – and that’s
Homer: Ah know – thass the story fer another day…
Jack: Right…’cause time’s up. Don’t forget to vote Saturday –
I’m Jack Buttram (END) Jebco Editorial Service
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