2010 US Presidential Election

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Marky Bunny

BBC.CO.UK/Politics
Tuesday May 16th 2017

Reshuffle latest:

Gail White whose Department of Energy & Climate Change has been merged with DEFRA (although without the Rural Affairs bit which is transferred to the Department of Communities, Local Government (which is moved to a new Department), & The regions) is the new Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

Patrick Lawson who was the Secretary of State at DEFRA takes over at the new Department of Energy, Environment & Food.

The Department of Administrative Affairs has a name change it's first since the Departments formation in 1964, it is now the Department of Procurement & Government Administration but will still be under the same Secretary of State, Simon John.

A new Department of Constitutional Reform & Local Government has been created out of some of the duties of the Cabinet Office and from the Communities Department. No Minister has yet to be confirmed.
 

Marky Bunny

BBC.O.UK/Politics
Tuesday May 16th 2017

Reshuffle Latest:

Former Prime-Minister Maureen Graty leaves the Cabinet as Minister without Portfoilo. Number Ten says it was "her" decision.

Her Son-in-Law John Freeman whose Department of International Development has been abolished is the Secretary of State for the new Department of Consuitional Reform & Local Government.
 

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Tuesday May 16th 2017

Democratic Presidential Polls
National Poll
  1. Seaborn 41% (+1)
  2. Robinson 16% (-4)
  3. Kellner 15% (+1)
  4. Thorn 14% (+5)
  5. Carner 5% (-1)
  6. Straus 3% (-1)
  7. Bighorse 2%(n/c)
  8. Stray 2% (-1)
  9. Garden 1% (n/c)
  10. Lyons 1% (n/c)
Iowa
  1. Seaborn 40% (n/c)
  2. Kellner 18% (+3)
  3. Robinson 15% (-5)
  4. Thorn 11% (+2)
  5. Carner 6% (+1)
  6. Straus 4% (-2)
  7. Bighorse 3% (n/c)
  8. Garden 1% (n/c)
  9. Lyons 1% (n/c)
  10. Stray 1% (n/c)
New Hampshire
  1. Seaborn 51% (-1)
  2. Robinson 14% (-3)
  3. Kellner 12% (+3)
  4. Thorn 10% (+3)
  5. Carner 4% (n/c)
  6. Stray 4% (-1)
  7. Straus 2% (-2)
  8. Bighorse 1% (n/c)
  9. Garden 1% (n/c)
  10. Lyons 1% (n/c)
Michigan
  1. Kellner 30% (+2)
  2. Seaborn 27% (+1)
  3. Robinson 16% (-4)
  4. Thorn 11% (+2)
  5. Carner 7% (+2)
  6. Straus 4% (-3)
  7. Bighorse 2% (-1)
  8. Garden 1% (n/c)
  9. Lyons 1% (n/c)
  10. Stray 1% (n/c)
Nevada
  1. Seaborn 40% (n/c)
  2. Kellner 20% (+3)
  3. Robinson 15% (-4)
  4. Thorn 10% (+3)
  5. Carner 5% (-1)
  6. Straus 3% (-2)
  7. Bighorse 2% (n/c)
  8. Garden 1% (n/c)
  9. Lyons 1% (n/c)
  10. Stray 1% (-1)
South Carolina
  1. Seaborn 28% (n/c)
  2. Kellner 26% (+2)
  3. Robinson 21% (-4)
  4. Thorn 10% (+7)
  5. Garden 7% (-2)
  6. Straus 2% (-2)
  7. Bighorse 2% (n/c
  8. Carner 2% (n/c)
  9. Lyons 1% (n/c)
  10. Stray 1% (n/c)
Florida
  1. Seaborn 40% (n/c)
  2. Robinson 19% (-2)
  3. Kellner 18% (+3)
  4. Thorn 12% (+3)
  5. Carner 4% (-2)
  6. Bighorse 2% (n/c)
  7. Straus 2% (-2)
  8. Garden 1% (n/c)
  9. Lyons 1% (n/c)
  10. Stray 1% (n/c)
Poll of Polls
  1. Seaborn 37.66% (n/c)
  2. Kellner 20.66% (+1)
  3. Robinson 16.66% (-3.67)
  4. Thorn 10.66% (+3.16)
  5. Carner 4.66% (n/c)
  6. Straus 2.83% (-2)
  7. Bighorse 2% (n/c)
  8. Garden 2% (-0.33)
  9. Stray 1.66% (-0.17)
  10. Lyons 1% (n/c)
 
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Marky Bunny

BBC.CO.UK/Politics
Wednesday May 17th 2017

Labour hit out at the abolition of International Development & Energy & Climate Change departments

Labour has attacked the Government decision to abolish two Government departments in the reshuffle, International Development and Energy & Climate Change.

"A awful decision by the Prime-Minister, it is wrong to end the work of two departments which are doing vital work" Leader Andrea Benn told the BBC, whilst she added although she disagreed with the decision she would reshuffle her Shadow cabinet to reflect the Government's changes "I will be making changes to reflect the Government's decision so we can carry on brining the government to account".

Deputy Prime-Minsiter Frank Cameron defended the changes "Having looked at these two departments, we believed that there functions could be merged into other departments, and that is what we have done, and these changes will also save tax payers money".
 

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Wednesday May 17th 2016

Democratic Super Dupa-Tuesday Polling
*Note top five candidates only
Alabama
  1. Kellner 31%
  2. Seaborn 26%
  3. Robinson 16%
  4. Thorn 12%
  5. Carner 4%
Alaska
  1. Seaborn 29%
  2. Kellner 25%
  3. Thorn 19%
  4. Robinson 12%
  5. Carner 6%
Arkansas
  1. Seaborn 29%
  2. Kellner 26%
  3. Robinson 17%
  4. Thorn 15%
  5. Carner 5%
Arizona
  1. Seaborn 30%
  2. Kellner 25%
  3. Robinson 16%
  4. Thorn 14%
  5. Carner 5%
California
  1. Seaborn 66%
  2. Robinson 10%
  3. Thorn 8%
  4. Kellner 6%
  5. Carner 3%
Colorado
  1. Seaborn 33%
  2. Kellner 26%
  3. Robinson 16%
  4. Thorn 12%
  5. Carner 5%
Connecticut
  1. Seaborn 31%
  2. Thorn 24%
  3. Robinson 18%
  4. Kellner 15%
  5. Carner 4%
Delaware
  1. Seaborn 35%
  2. Thorn 22%
  3. Kellner 16%
  4. Robinson 15%
  5. Straus 4%
Georgia
  1. Kellner 33%
  2. Seaborn 26%
  3. Robinson 15%
  4. Thorn 13%
  5. Carner 4%
Idaho
  1. Kellner 35%
  2. Seaborn 25%
  3. Thorn 13%
  4. Carner 11%
  5. Robinson 8%
Illinois
  1. Seaborn 33%
  2. Robinson 21%
  3. Kellner 20%
  4. Thorn 14%
  5. Carner 4%
Kansas
  1. Kellner 35%
  2. Seaborn 26%
  3. Carner 12%
  4. Thorn 10%
  5. Robinson 9%
Massachusetts
  1. Seaborn 45%
  2. Thorn 20%
  3. Robinson 13%
  4. Kellner 10%
  5. Straus 4%
Minnesota
  1. Seaborn 35%
  2. Kellner 25%
  3. Robinson 16%
  4. Thorn 12%
  5. Carner 5%
Missouri
  1. Seaborn 36%
  2. Kellner 24%
  3. Robinson 17%
  4. Thorn 12%
  5. Carner 4%
Montana
  1. Seaborn 26%
  2. Carner 23%
  3. Kellner 20%
  4. Robinson 12%
  5. Thorn 11%
New Jersey
  1. Seaborn 31%
  2. Thorn 26%
  3. Robinson 18%
  4. Kellner 12%
  5. Carner 5%
New Mexico
  1. Seaborn 32%
  2. Kellner 23%
  3. Robinson 16%
  4. Thorn 15%
  5. Carner 5%
New York
  1. Seaborn 28%
  2. Thorn 26%
  3. Robinson 19%
  4. Kellner 11%
  5. Straus 7%
North Dakota
  1. Kellner 30%
  2. Seaborn 25%
  3. Carner 15%
  4. Robinson 11%
  5. Thorn 10%
Oklahoma
  1. Kellner 31%
  2. Seaborn 25%
  3. Robinson 15%
  4. Thorn 13%
  5. Carner 7%
Tennessee
  1. Kellner 31%
  2. Seaborn 27%
  3. Robinson 15%
  4. Carner 10%
  5. Thorn 9%
Utah
  1. Kellner 33%
  2. Seaborn 25%
  3. Robinson 14%
  4. Carner 12%
  5. Thorn 9%
West Virginia
  1. Seaborn 35%
  2. Kellner 25%
  3. Robinson 16%
  4. Thorn 12%
  5. Carner 5%
Wyoming
  1. Kellner 33%
  2. Seaborn 25%
  3. Carner 15%
  4. Thorn 11%
  5. Robinson 8%
Of the 25 states voting on Super-Dupa Tuesday, Seaborn is ahead in fifteen states, Kellner in the other ten.
 
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Marky Bunny

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Thursday May 25th 2017
Republican Presidential Polls
All polls include declared candidates only. Based on interviews taken from April 25th 2017 to May 24th 2017.
Polls include voters whom had declared for a candidates, so don't knows are not included.
State polls are for the first six contests prior to "Super-Dupa" Tuesday.
National Poll
  1. Clark 41% (no change)
  2. Shallick 36% (+1)
  3. Durham 13% (-1)
  4. Schofield 7% (+1)
  5. Gault 3% (-1)
Iowa
  1. Shallick 40% (+1)
  2. Clark 35% (no change)
  3. Durham 11% (no change)
  4. Gault 8% (-2)
  5. Schofield 6% (+1)
New Hampshire
  1. Clark 46% (+2)
  2. Shallick 34% (-1)
  3. Durham 15% (no change)
  4. Schofield 3% (-1)
  5. Gault 2% (no change)
Michigan
  1. Shallick 43% (+1)
  2. Clark 38% (no change)
  3. Durham 11% (-1)
  4. Schofield 5% (no change)
  5. Gault 3% (no change)
Nevada
  1. Clark 44% (no change)
  2. Shallick 34% (+1)
  3. Durham 13% (no change)
  4. Gault 5% (-1)
  5. Schofield 4% (no change)
South Carolina
  1. Shallick 40% (no change)
  2. Clark 36% (+1)
  3. Schofield 15% (+1)
  4. Durham 6% (no change)
  5. Gault 4% (-1)
Florida
  1. Clark 41% (no change)
  2. Shallick 36% (+1)
  3. Schofield 16% (no change)
  4. Durham 5% (-1)
  5. Gault 2% (no change)
Poll of Polls (6 six states above)
  1. Clark 40.83% (+1.33%)
  2. Shallick 37.83% (+0.5%)
  3. Durham 10.16% (+0.1%)
  4. Schofield 8.16% (+0.16%)
  5. Gault 4% (-0.66%)
Notes
Clark's national lead has dropped by 1% to 5 points nationally over Shallick.
No change in the states that each candidate leads in: Shallick (Iowa, Michigan & South Carolina) Clark (New Hampshire, Nevada & Florida)
Clark has increased her lead in the poll of polls to 3% from 2.17%, an increase of 0.83%.
 

Marky Bunny

BBC.CO.UK/Politics
Friday May 26th 2017

Labour Shadow Cabinet reshuffle after Bank Holiday
Eames "certain" to run for London Mayor

The BBC understands that Andrea Benn will reshuffle her Shadow Cabinet after the Bank Holiday weekend. It comes in response to the Government reshuffle almost two weeks ago.
It is also believed from sources within the party that current Party Chairman Dominic Eames will run for London Mayor, although it is not clear if he will leave the Shadow Cabinet to do so.
 

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nbs.com, Sunday May 28th

Sullivan: Shallick is the obvious choice to succeed Walken

There was a time when Ray Sullivan was seen as the future of the Republican Party. The front runner for his party’s nomination for President fresh off of a well received turn as Vice-Presidential nominee on Arnold Venice’s Presidential ticket; Sullivan had the world at his feet, but seven years hence has been reduced to a peripheral figure in the party - last night he attempted to reverse that trend with a surprisingly full throated endorsement of former White House Chief of Staff Henry Shallick.

Sullivan appeared on Taylor Reid Saturday and made it clear who he felt should be the GOP nominee telling the eponymous host that “Governor Shallick is, to my mind, the most qualified candidate for President in my lifetime. He’s run a state, he’s run government department, he’s run the White House and he’s done an excellent job where ever he’s been. The people of Missouri sent him to Congress four times and elected him Governor twice. His record in government has been impeccable - he’s the obvious choice.”

Governor Shallick’s team welcomed the endorsement saying “it’s clear where the momentum in this race is. Governor Sullivan has always been one of the most talented players in the Republican Party and the Governor is delighted to have him on his side.”

Sullivan’s endorsement comes as the Republican race becomes increasingly close. Weekend polling suggests Clark and Shallick are within the margin of error. Both sides are bracing for an increasingly brutal summer as the battle looks set to move into high gear.
 

Marky Bunny

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Monday May 29th 2017

Clark campaign laughs off Sullivan's Shallick endorsement

Sources within the Vice-President's campaign team have laughed off Ray Sullivan's endorsement of rival Henry Shallick.

"Governor Sullivan is entitled to endorse whom he likes for President, but I like how he is being described as a "talented player" within the party, he is a three term election loser, in 2006 as Vinick's running-mate, in 2010 for the nomination and just six months ago, the voters of West Virginia rejected him" a well placed source told NBS this morning. They also pointed out that Henry Shallick's was one President Walken's biggest supporters and vocal critics of Sullivan during the Republican nomination fight seven years ago "Shallick was the Walken's campaign's "attack dog in chief" during that nomination campaign, it will not take us long to find all the criticism he made of Governor Sullivan".
 
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Marky Bunny

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Tuesday May 30th 2017

Clark had two hour meeting with Durham on Sunday in New Hampshire amid rumours of a Durham withdrawal

Vice-President Clark is understood to have had a two hour private meeting with one of her rivals for the Republican Presidential nomination, Californian Congressman Will Durham.

The two had the un-planned meeting after fleeing a rain cancelled fair in Claremont, Durham is currently poling in third place in the majority of polling, behind Clark and Shalick but ahead of the two others in the race, Mike Schofield and Peter Gault. The news broke after clips of the two together in a school classroom where posted on social media. Rumours soon spread that Durham was going to withdraw from the race and endorse Clark, something that was denied by his campaign. The Clark camp said that the "Vice-President and Congressman Durham enjoyed a chat after an event they had been attending was cancelled due to rain, it was not a formal meeting and no deal or anything else was done".
 
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Marky Bunny

BBC.CO.UK/Politics
Tuesday May 30th 2017

Eames leaves Shadow Cabinet to run for London Mayor & former Justice Secretary Chris Greenaway also announces

Chairman of the Labour party Dominic Eames has resigned and left the Shadow Cabinet to formally run for the Labour nomination for London Mayor. Eames who narrowly lost the election for Labour leader in 2014 who is MP for Vauxhall, is the clear favourite for the Labour nomination, although today he was joined by Edmonton MP, Chris Greenaway. The former Justice Secretary in the Green Government was sacked from the Shadow Cabinet in January last year.

Nominations close on June 12th with the winner announced at the Labour Party conference in September.
 

Marky Bunny

BBC.CO.UK/Politics
Tuesday May 30th 2017

Silence from Labour over shadow cabinet reshuffle as rumours grow of major changes in Labour team

Their was silence from Labour tonight over the expected shadow cabinet reshuffle. Party Chairman Dominic Eames had announced on Tuesday that he was standing from the front bench to fight for the parties London Mayoral nomination, and there has been no formal announcement from Andrea Benn's office.

Her Chief of Staff former Eltham MP Ryan Arnold, refused to speak to the press when he arrived at Labour party headquarters tonight saying "you will know when it gets underway". There are rumours in Westminster tonight that Mrs Benn intends a "wholesale" change in a reshuffle to follow the Government reshuffle two weeks ago.
 

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nbs.com, Wednesday May 31st

GOP Figures “Concerned over Sullivan Attack”

A number of leading Republicans have spoken out the criticism of former West Virginia Governor Ray Sullivan by the Liz Clark for President Campaign, with some urging for an immediate retraction of the comments made by the campaign.

West Virginia Congressman Glenn Samuels was one of the first to speak out saying that “personal attacks on people who endorse you primary opponent should be totally off limits. The Vice-President needs to think long and hard about this direction.”

Samuels was joined by a more prominent national figure in Minnesota Senator Jack Hunter who has remained neutral thus far in the race said “At some point either Governor Shallick or the Vice-President will be our nominee and they both need to think about how they bring the party together to ensure we don’t lurch back to the economic decline of the Bartlet/Santos years – burning bridges within the party is not the way to go.

The Shallick campaign refused to be drawn on the comments saying only “like we said before, we’re delighted to have a great leader like Ray Sullivan on our side.”
 

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theeye.com, Wednesday May 31st

Thorn: Seaborn’s Intellectual Elitisim Not the Future
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New York Senator Andrew Thorn all but ended the phony war of the Democratic Primary race by accusing his opponent Sam Seaborn of being “a snob” adding that the “elitist views of the Bartlet age handed Glen Walken the Presidency – it’s time for a major rethink of how our party engages with the middle class.”

Thorn was addressing Democratic Think Tank, Progress Now, and said the only path back to the White House was through the Middle Class and showing that they were “totally and completely; on their side”.

The speech come in the wake of an LA Times poll suggesting Thorn was polling 2nd only to Seaborn and had closed the gap to single digits suggesting the Democratic race to be much more wide open than many thought.

Senator Thorn has been continuing to poll better and better as the race continues and with recent polls seeing a drop in support for Indiana Senator Rudi Robinson the New York team are increasingly seeing a path for their man.

Michael Daschowitz, the former New York Senator and a close advisor to Thorn told Capitol Beat that “Senator Thorn has been absolutely clear, during the years of President Bartlet, our party increasingly like to look down on normal, hard working Americans – unfortunately Sam shares that same outlook – we know we lost states like Minnesota to President Walken due to his appeal to working voters, we need to reach out and connect with those people again.”
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twitter.com, Wednesday May 31st

@alkiefer Shots fired in the Democratic Primary, I guess @SenatorAndrewThorn is ready to escalate proceedings

@chaddriller75 Governor Shallick is delighted with the support of @RSullivanWV

@dannycolcannon Obvious that both primary races are hotting up, with debates round the corner Democratic 4 way and GOP 2 horse races about really kick off

@repwilldurham No truth to meeting with VP Clark, we're not dropping out - every day more supporters seeing there is a third option
 
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