Jimmy Carter's Son Wins Nev. Primary

[cal04]

Jimmy Carter's son, Jack Carter, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to face Republican U.S. Sen. John Ensign in November in Nevada, where voters also were picking candidates in a wide-open and sometimes-zany pair of primaries to replace popular Republican Gov. Kenny Guinn.

Carter claimed 80 percent of the vote in early returns to defeat political unknown Ruby Jee Tun of Carson City, a middle school science teacher. Ensign won with more than 90 percent of the vote over Ed "Fast Eddie" Hamilton of Las Vegas, a former Chrysler Corp. supervisor.

Tessa Hafen, former press secretary for Nevada's other senator, Democratic leader Harry Reid, won her party's nomination to face incumbent Republican Rep. Jon Porter in the 3rd Congressional District.

Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley cruised to victory in the 1st District, where three candidates were vying in the GOP primary.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/15/AR2006081500617.html

[Bjornsdotter]

1. Excellent news! n/t

[NVMojo]

27. damn, a californian beat me to the news! please consider donating to

http://www.carterfornevada.com/

[Oceansaway]

2. TOUCHE !!..n/t

[babylonsister]

3. NOM! Hot stuff! nt

[KingFlorez]

4. Good news

I expected him to win since the opposition wasn't all that serious.

[bananas]

5. Jimmy must be very proud! nt

[napi21]

6. That's great news. How's it look now for Carter in Nov?

I know it's almost always difficult to defeat an incumbant.

[hedgehog]

7. Does Carter really have a chance in the general election?

I have to wonder why no one else entered the race. Carter may be a nice guy and all, but he doesn't strike me as a world beater.

[Greeby]

10. Hey, if hes anything like his dad..........

And there was a primary opponent, obviously didn't stand a chance

[NobleCynic]

30. Ensign will be a tough fight unfortunately

even though Ensign is a complete idiot, he has very good handlers. With his father a mogul in the gaming industry, it also means Ensign has alot of monetary support from Nevada's primary industry.

I hope for the best, but it is an uphill battle.

[Up2Late]

8. Finally, some GOOD news!

Now let's get on the DLC (and whatever they call that Senate Election committee) to get behind him.

[bananas]

12. This is wonderful news!

[tabasco]

9. Anything that makes President Carter happy makes me happy too.

Congrats Jack Carter! :toast:

You have an excellent role model in your father. :patriot:

[countmyvote4real]

14. I echo that and appreciate these real family values.

Jack's father, Jimmy, managed to bring peace between Egypt and Israel. Consequently, I believe that Jack would be in a position (even as a Senator) to negotiate with Iran. Jack Carter doesn't seem to have the complication of issues with his father that besiege *GWB. (And yes, that * will live in history until they burn it.)

[madfloridian]

11. Jack and daughter, Sara, at Yearly Kos.

They surely do remind me of someone else I know.

[flyarm]

13. WONDERFUL NEWS!!! CONGRATS TO THE CARTER FAMILY! N/T

[Drum]

15. Wonderful!

That's a good sign, I hope.

[Chipper Chat]

19. Who are all those people?

I think I see Judy Garland and Ann Miller. Looks like Donald Rumsfeld in the 2nd row (he's been around forever).

[Drum]

21. Heh heh

sorry, but I've no idea...that splendid little animated .gif is someone else's brainchild, I'm only using it for a special occasion. no clue of its provenance.

[Chipper Chat]

22. OK.

I would guess it is an Oscar ceremony. And from the dresses about 1942.

[DesertRat]

16. Alright!

:bounce:

[enlightenment]

17. Here's a link to the NV Secretary of State election results

for those interested . . .

http://www.secretaryofstate.biz/nvelection/2006StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.htm

[goclark]

18. Gp Jack! Yea!

:toast:

[Triana]

20. Excellent!!!!

That's great news! I have some family living there and I know they voted for him. They must be pretty happy today.

[freaksrcool]

23. cool

nice win hope see victory in Nov.

[wiley]

24. All right!

[Vidar]

25. Excellent news.

[NVMojo]

26. Jimmy Carter's Son Wins Nevada Primary

Please help Jack beat Bush's lapdog, Ensign, in the general!

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Jimmy Carter's son, Jack Carter, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to face Republican U.S. Sen. John Ensign in November in Nevada, where voters also picked candidates in a sometimes-zany pair of primaries to replace popular Republican Gov. Kenny Guinn.

Carter claimed 78 percent of the vote in early returns to defeat political unknown Ruby Jee Tun of Carson City, a middle school science teacher. Ensign won with 90 percent of the vote over Ed "Fast Eddie" Hamilton of Las Vegas, a former Chrysler Corp. supervisor.

Carter, an investor who moved to Nevada three years ago, said he'd use his extensive business and political contacts in the upcoming fight with Ensign.

"I was a member of the first family. I know a lot of the senators who are in office already. I've got business contacts around the country and around the world and those are the kind of things that I view as bringing something to Nevada," he said.

more...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NEVADA_PRIMARY?SITE=NVLAS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[cal04]

28. thanks NVMojo

for the updated article

:hi:

[Vinca]

29. Wow! That's great!

[CollegeDUer]

31. Hopefully like father like son

nt

[patricia92243]

32. I wonder if he is as good a human being as his wonderful Dad? n/t