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History Of Mississippi Primary
ecthompsonmd March 10, 2008

In a state never swift to embrace democracy for all, the Mississippi presidential primary has a brief history. It was not until 1988 that a real two-party presidential primary was held in Mississippi. In 2008, the Mississippi primary will be held March 11. Just over 2.9 million people live in Mississippi. 61% are white and 36% are black. That is the highest percentage of black people of any state in the nation. Here are some basic facts about Mississippi. In 2004, George W. Bush won Mississippi 59%-40%. For many years Mississippi was a one-party Democratic Solid South state that used a

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History Of Ohio Primary
ecthompsonmd March 2, 2008

Going back the Progressive Era origins of nominating primaries, the Ohio Presidential primary has a nearly century long history. ( Here are some basic facts and a brief history of Ohio. The population of Ohio is approximately 11.5 million. George Bush carried the state 51%-49% in 2004.) Here is a history of some notable results from Ohio since the first primary in 1912. The first Ohio primary featured something modern political observers can grasp—An ideological fight among Republicans. Progressive challenger, former President Theodore Roosevelt, defeated incumbent President William Howard Taft, a more conservative figure, by a 55%-40% margin. President Taft was from Cincinnati. This outcome shows the bent of the Ohio Republican electorate at the time

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History Of California Primary
ecthompsonmd February 2, 2008

The California Presidential nominating primary, which will be held for 2008 on February 5, has a history that goes back to the Progressive Era. The first California primary was held in 1912. The Presidential nominating primary, however regressive it may seem at times today, was a Progressive reform. It was step away from the smoke-filled rooms. California was a big part of the Progressive Era. Progressive Bull Moose candidate Teddy Roosevelt carried California in the 1912 general election and the great Progressive Hiram Johnson was Governor of California from 1911 until 1917 and Senator from 1917 until his death in 1945.

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