tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296372923549214379.post6595533486202938935..comments2024-01-30T12:44:07.528-08:00Comments on SOVERN NATION: Welcome to Sovern NationDoug Sovernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282369357166949141noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296372923549214379.post-52789040721884755012007-07-27T07:22:00.000-07:002007-07-27T07:22:00.000-07:00Hi Doug,I, too, have appreciated you as a journali...Hi Doug,<BR/><BR/>I, too, have appreciated you as a journalism for years...<BR/><BR/>I look forward to checking in on your blog for the latest in election coverage.<BR/><BR/>Bob<BR/><BR/>p.s. Where's the clock...ballofthunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11363439110917553029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296372923549214379.post-42373619698483710052007-07-26T17:12:00.000-07:002007-07-26T17:12:00.000-07:00Dear Craig:Yes, the Bay Area is largely Democratic...Dear Craig:<BR/><BR/>Yes, the Bay Area is largely Democratic, with Republican pockets in outlying areas and parts of Silicon Valley. But candidates from both parties have been coming here for years to make withdrawals from the Bay Area Campaign Cash ATM. President Bush routinely fundraises in Santa Clara, for example, though he has not set foot in San Francisco since late 1999. This year, the Republican candidates are actually campaigning here, too, and not just raising money, because a change in California's Republican primary rules will award delegates based on their showing in each Congressional district, instead of on a winner-take-all, statewide basis. So if Rudy Giuliani wins over all the Republicans in San Francisco, he'll win some delegates. Not as many as he'd win in Orange County, but every delegate counts!Doug Sovernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282369357166949141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296372923549214379.post-45464267957724318102007-07-25T05:55:00.000-07:002007-07-25T05:55:00.000-07:00I'm viewing this blog from outside your listening ...I'm viewing this blog from outside your listening audience (Texas) and was wondering why all the candidates campaign so actively in the Bay Area. <BR/><BR/>How has the Bay Area voted in past elections? I would think it typically votes for the Democratic Party candidate and Republican Party candidates wouldn't campaign as strongly in San Fransisco. Is it a strong fundraising area for both parites?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the response and blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158970771390647931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296372923549214379.post-46743214080280917852007-07-24T23:18:00.000-07:002007-07-24T23:18:00.000-07:00Congratulations on "Sovern Nation." Like many oth...Congratulations on "Sovern Nation." Like many others in the Bay Area, I have long appreciated your journalistic integrity and political savvy. I look forward to your coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign and wish you all the best.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710476991535451562noreply@blogger.com