Get Ready for Election 2008!
Election 2008 is just about to begin…
(no, I’m not a month late with this)
…in Louisiana and Georgia.
In Georgia, there’s a runoff Senate election where bad-old Senator Saxby Chambliss (Zero Percent Progressive voting record) faces James Martin. The voting there ends today.
In Louisiana, there’s a delayed general election for the seat of increasingly progressive yet evidently corrupt U.S. Representative William Jefferson. Jefferson will be the Democratic choice, running against Republican Anh Cao and Green Party Malik Rahim in voting that will take place on Saturday.
[...] Great video: This weekend, several sites posted the archived video of Malik Rahim describing some of the history of New Orleans. One place to find it is at Green Party Watch: here. This video seems like a great way to show locals that Malik Rahim is committed and connected to his community. Even though all of us greens around the country are excited about Malik’s race, he has to get votes from the people of Louisiana, and they will have to know he will stand up for them. This video illustrates his commitment beautifully. Attention on a political news junkie site: I had not seen this site before. It is called That’s My Congress. It’s tagline is: “An independent chronicle of the battle for and squabbles within the U.S. House and Senate, covering the most interesting campaigns and the most controversial legislation.” Sounds like a juicy new site for electoral activists and those of us who like political gossip. They made positive mention of Malik Rahim’s race: here. [...]