currently, the governor choose a replacement. There was an effort in the state legislature to change that to provide for a special election, but I haven't heard of any progress on that.
...do you think that mitt might see the writing on the wall for '06 and appoint himself?
It would take a great deal of temerity, but it's not unprecedented and we already know how much temerity it takes for a UT resident to run for govermor of MA!
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion
board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules
page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the
opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent
the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.