The Next Prez Signs Off

It is a sad for political bloggers, today the final entry was made on the Next Prez blog.

The Next Prex was started on July 14, 2005, with these words:

"Welcome to the official blog of TheNextPrez.

The purpose of this blog will be to track the 2008 U.S. Presidential race, from beginning to end, and, if things go well, subsequent presidential races.

This blog will cover all of the candidates and potential candidates from all legitimate political parties (defined as those which garnered at least 100,000 votes for President in the previous election), and the issues likely to affect the outcome of the race," and that is exactly what that blog has done.

Today, February 1, 2007, Doug Daniels the editor of the popular blog made this shocking announcement:

"I hate to abandon this effort just when things are getting the most interesting, but recent changes in my day job and some upcoming projects will prevent me from giving this blog the attention it requires, so I have decided to suspend further posting on The Next Prez. I have enjoyed writing here for the past eighteen-plus months, and greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by all of you in helping to make this an interesting site, particularly the presidential candidates who have participated. I will leave the site online as long as Blogger/Google permits it, and invite my fellow 2008 bloggers to quote any of the material here as you wish."

From one blogger to another, best of wishes in your future and thanks for all the work that was put into The Next Prez.

Gilmore, Chapman Win Polls

In the the Next Prez November Republican poll Former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore won the poll with 289 votes. Chicago businessman John Cox came in second with 177 votes followed by Tom Tancredo, who won 134 votes, and Mitt Romney with 108 votes.

This is also the first time in eight months that Jim Gilchrist lost the Constitution Party poll. Gilchrist came in third with 70 votes. Gene Chapman won the party's poll with 119 votes and 2004 Constitution Party presidential nominee Michael Peroutka came in second with 76 votes.

In the Libertarian poll Chapman came in third with 109 votes to to Kent McManigal's 184 votes and Steve Kubby's 192 votes.

In the mock ballot poll independent Steve Adams won with 272 votes to Libertarian Steve Kubby's 214 votes and Democrat John Kerry's 143 votes.

To see the complete lists of vote totals log onto http://www.thenextprez.blogspot.com/.

Conservative Third Party Beats Liberals In Poll

Minuteman Project, Inc. founder and 2005 American Independence Party candidate for Congress in California's 48th District Jim Gilchrist, won the monthly straw poll at The Next Prez blog for President.

This is the first time a third party candidate has won the monthly straw poll. Democrat John Edwards came in second with 22% of the votes. Green Pat LaMarche came in third with 15% with Republican Rudy Giuliani and Libertarian George Phillies tieing for fourth. Independent Daniel Imperato only managed to win a total of 5% of the total votes.
To view the complete results go here.