He then switches back to a consideration of the seven principal Presidential hopefuls: five Democrats -- Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, Senator Stuart Symington, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, Adlai E. Stevenson and Mr. Kennedy -- and two Republicans -- Governor Rockefeller and Mr. Nixon.

In 2008, Democrats tapped Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to give a response in English ; Texas state Senator Leticia Van de Putte did the same in Spanish.

The Republicans nominated Senator Warren G. Harding, a former newspaper man ; in turn, the Democrats chose newspaper publisher and Governor James M. Cox.

Many Southern Democrats were so enraged at this affront to their " way of life " that they formed the Dixiecrat party and nominated their own presidential candidate, Governor Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.

At times, he has supported Democrats in California, including liberal House of Representatives member Sam Farr in 2002 and Governor Gray Davis, whom he voted for in 1998 and hosted pricey fundraisers for in 2002 and 2003.

Although the Tribune criticized the Bush administration's record on civil liberties, the environment, and many aspects of its foreign policy, it continued to support his presidency while taking Democrats, such as Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, to task and calling for their removal from office.

During California's Gubernatorial recall campaign, Sanchez was one of the first Democrats to break from Governor Gray Davis and state that a Democrat should run to succeed Davis in case the recall measure passed.

Many California Democrats ultimately adopted Sanchez ’ s position, paving the way for Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante to enter the race.

In 2006 both Democrats Governor Ed Rendell and now Senator Bob Casey Jr. won 67. 5 % and 60. 6 % of the vote in Luzerne County, respectively.

He also indicated that he had no interest in running for Governor again, although he had been urged to run by some Democrats.

In the 2006 mid-term elections, Ed Rendell ( Governor ), Bob Casey ( U. S. Senator ) and Chris King ( Pennsylvania's 142nd Representative District ), who are all Democrats won the township.

The Republican Party, nominating Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey in 1944 and 1948, supported civil rights legislation that the Southern Democrats in Congress almost unanimously opposed.

The first known usage to date of “ yaller dog ” in relation to Democrats occurred in the 1900 Kentucky gubernatorial contest involving Kentucky Governor William Goebel, who killed a man, exploited the split Democratic Party in Kentucky, and was assassinated in 1900 — he was shot in the chest the day before being sworn into office, and died two days after taking the oath of office.

Containment was supported by Democrats and internationalist Republicans ( led by Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan, Governor Thomas Dewey of New York, and general Dwight D. Eisenhower ), but was opposed by the isolationists led by Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio.

In an aside that illustrates the complexities of Southern political allegiances during the relevant period, Portis's narrator Mattie Ross says: " brought a good deal of misery to the land in the Panic of ’ 93 but I am not ashamed to own that my family supported him and has stayed with the Democrats right on through, up to and including Governor Alfred Smith, and not only because of Joe Robinson.

( In the same year, a short-lived Reform Party, also called Liberal Reform Party or People's Reform Party a coalition of Democrats, reform-minded Republicans, and Grangers secured the election for two years of William Robert Taylor as Governor, as well as a number of state legislators, although it never formed a coherent organization.

His parents, who were strong Democrats, named him after John Sebastian Little, who served as a U. S. Representative ( 1894 – 1907 ) and Governor of Arkansas ( 1907 ).

Reagan quipped that the last thing he wanted to see was one of his home state's U. S. Senate seats falling into Democrats ' hands, especially to be occupied by the man who succeeded him as Governor.

Chaired by former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, the commission consisted of five Democrats and five Republicans.

As Hawaii Democrats nominated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Mazie K. Hirono, it was one of the few gubernatorial races in which both major candidates were women.

* ( 1920 was a landslide election year for the Republicans under President Warren G. Harding, but in the statewide elections of 1922, without such a national race, the New York City Democrats Al Smith and Royal Copeland easily unseated Republican Governor Nathan L. Miller and Republican U. S. Senator William M.

It has since been learned that then Governor Connally was covertly aiding Bush instead of party nominee Yarborough against President Johnson's wishes by teaching Democrats the techniques of split ticket voting.

He was drafted by the Democrats to run for Governor of Illinois.

In the state legislature South San Gabriel is located in the 24th Senate District, represented by Democrat Gloria Romero, and in the 49th and 58th Assembly Districts, represented by Democrats Mike Eng and Charles M. Calderon respectively.

In the state legislature Westmont is located in the 25th and 26th Senate Districts, represented by Democrats Rod Wright and Curren D. Price, Jr. respectively, and in the 48th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Mike Davis.

The Democrats subsequently lost this district when Republican Tom Campbell defeated Democratic candidate Jerry Estruth in the special election held to fill the vacated seat, though Mineta protégé Mike Honda would win the seat back for the Democrats five years later when Campbell gave it up to run for the US Senate.

Mike Manning ( Liberal Democrats ),

In June 2009, Adam Busby Jr., the son of the SNLA founder, was jailed for 6 years for sending a total of 6 packages to various political figures, including First Minister Alex Salmond, Liberal Democrats MSP Mike Rumbles and Glasgow City Council.

The next year, under the leadership of Mike Harcourt, the New Democrats were elected in British Columbia.

* Democrats: Jim Abbott and Mike Wilson – 41. 9 %

He fought his third election in one parliament when he was selected to contest the very safe Conservative seat of Ribble Valley in the by-election caused by the resignation of David Waddington to become the Leader of the House of Lords in 1990, but was again defeated at the Ribble Valley by-election on 7 March 1991 when Mike Carr gained the seat for the Liberal Democrats by 4, 601 votes.

* Mike Hancock MP Liberal Democrats profile

Hagan was initially given little chance against Dole, and she was recruited to the race only after more prominent North Carolina Democrats such as Governor Mike Easley, former Governor Jim Hunt and Congressman Brad Miller all declined to compete against Dole.

Mike Tuffrey launches his campaign to become London Mayor with Susan Kramer and his team of London Liberal Democrats campaigners at City Hall

* Mike Tuffrey profile at the site of London Liberal Democrats

In 2006, NEA funded over 300 candidates, a list which included Democrats, Republicans and Independents, such as Mike Simpson, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Jim Gerlach, John M. McHugh and Bernard Sanders, among others.

The ward had Labour representation for a period, from 1995 till 2004 following the election of Mike Leddy ( 1995-2003 ), along with the defection of Ron Whitehouse from the Liberal Democrats to The Labour Party ( 2000-2004 ).

His son-in-law Joel Hyatt was nominated by the Democrats to replace him, but Hyatt lost to Lieutenant Governor Mike DeWine, who had been elected as Voinovich's running mate in 1990.

– Mike German, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats.

In the 2005 General Election, Gisela held her seat with a decreased majority of 2, 349: a-5. 3 % swing, winning ahead of the Conservative candidate Deirdre Alden, Mike Dixon of the Liberal Democrats, Peter Green of the Green Party and Stephen White of United Kingdom Independence Party ( UKIP ).

In the provincial elections of 1995 and 1999, Ramsay's primary opposition came not from the New Democrats but the Progressive Conservatives, whose leader Mike Harris represented a neighbouring riding.

Mike McWherter, son of former Governor Ned McWherter, was nominated by the Democrats after several well-known elected officials declined the candidacy.

The political columnist Mike Royko joked that it is Chicago's only Republican expressway, since the others all named after Democrats ( though since that observation Bishop Louis Henry Ford, a non-political figure, had an expressway named in his honor ).

In the Pennsylvania State Senate, most of the Northeast is in the 5th district, represented by Mike Stack, while smaller parts are represented by Shirley Kitchen ( the 3rd district ), and Tina Tartaglione ( the 2nd district ) All are Democrats.

The current MP, since the 1997 general election, is Mike Hancock of the Liberal Democrats.

* Mike Rumbles obsolete profile at the site of the Scottish Liberal Democrats