Vermin Supreme and Ed Cowan Edge up on Obama

[MineralMan]

http://www.newsyouneverheard.com

Dateline: New Hampshire, 1/11/12

Surprising Results from the New Hampshire Democratic Primary.

Two declared candidates came in second and third in the hotly contested New Hampshire primary race to see who will become President Obama's main challengers for the presidential nomination.

Ed Cowan, a relatively unknown force in Democratic politics came in second among declared candidates, racking up an impressive 936 votes in his challenge to incumbent Barack Obama. Nearing the magical 1000 vote threshold, he's getting attention from progressive pundits as a possible challenger at the Democratic Presidential Convention later this year.


Ed Cowan - Edging up on Obama

Running a close third, Vermin Supreme, accumulated 821 votes in the primary. A dark horse candidate, Supreme presents a somewhat unconventional alternative choice for dissatisfied Democratic voters, who supported him into a close third place. This three-way competition for the Democratic nomination promises to provide additional excitement for convention watchers as the primary season heats up.


Vermin Supreme, the Anti-Zombie candidate challenges Obama

A spokesperson close to the Obama campaign said, "President Obama is taking these challenging candidates seriously, following these results, and will propose a series of 345 debates prior to the Convention."

More at link...

[Renew Deal]

1. "possible challenger at the Democratic Presidential Convention"

This is a joke right?

[MineralMan]

2. Is it a joke?

Hey...I'm just reporting the news as I find it...you decide. You can see all the results here:

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/NH-D

[deutsey]

3. "a somewhat unconventional alternative choice"

[Liberal Veteran]

4. What about Darcy Richardson?

[MineralMan]

5. Darcy came in 9th, with

261 votes, far behind the leading challengers.

[gkhouston]

6. So, people would rather vote for Vermin than Richardson. n/t

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. Yes, people would rather have Vermin than Richardson.

How the good voters could distinguish between the two remains a mystery to me, but the voters have spoken.

[MineralMan]

9. So it appears.

Perhaps Vermin is more appealing to some. Who can say?

[MH1]

10. Obama got more votes in the GOP primary

than Darcy Richardson got in the Democratic primary.

Indeed, 282 Republican primary voters wrote in Obama to be their candidate for the presidency, according to final results posted by New Hampshire’s secretary of state.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71342.html#ixzz1jCpNeIS9

[joshcryer]

11. HAHA that is PRICELESS!

[Motown_Johnny]

7. with 14 on the ballot Pres. Obama gets 82% of the votes

The idea that these guys are anything but attention hounds is ridiculous.