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Apparently the GOP is gonna need a bigger clown car as former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore launched his bid for the White House today. He was governor from 1998 to 2002 and ran for the nomination in 2007 until he ran out of money. Gilmore is the 17th GOP candidate to join the race.
Meanwhile in Canada the campaign may start on Sunday: “Prime Minister Stephen Harper will call an election as early as this Sunday, kicking off what would be the longest federal election campaign in modern history, CBC News has confirmed.” The election is scheduled for October 19, 2015.
Normally the campaigns have been six weeks. They have to be at least 37 days, and there were spending limits of $25 million for a party, and $100,000 for a candidate. The Tories have changed the spending limits using the old limits to cover 37 days, but adding $675,000 a day for a party, and $2,700 a day for a candidate for campaigns longer than 37 days. They believe that a long campaign is to their advantage because of their funding-raising ability.
July 29, 2015 Comments Off on In Election News
