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Stephen Colbert passes Buddy Roemer in Americans Elect draft
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Feb 17, 2012 12:02pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Jonathan Tilove |
| Media | Newspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| News Date | Friday, February 17, 2012 02:55:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Let it be recorded that at 3:05 p.m. ET on February 16, mock conservative commentator Stephen Colbert passed Buddy Roemer, the former congressman, governor of Louisiana and bona fide presidential candidate, as the sixth most popular "draft candidate" of Americans Elect, the non-partisan, on-profit organization that is hoping to place a presidential candidate, chosen by its on-line electorate, on the ballot in all 50 states in the fall. But Colbert's rise, and the anemic participation to date in drafting a candidate, raise the question of just how seriously to take Americans Elect.
With tens of millions of dollars in donations from mostly unidentified backers, the organization promises it will gain ballot access in every state for a cross-partisan ticket. But so far, the "draft candidate" with far and away the most support is Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, a Republican candidate for president who has indicated he doesn't plan on going the third-party route. |
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