Today, Jan 6, is the deadline for filing your delegate slate for the March 20, Presidential Primary in Illinois.
INTERESTINGLY... THREE groups filed slates for the Obama delegates, so the state Democratic Party will have to inform the Board of Elections, which slate is the one intended to represent the party and the President.
As per the Republican candidates, from what we now know.... Romney's delegate slate was filed in full earlier in the week, meaning he could pick up as many at 54 delegates.
Some campaigns are not filing a delegate slate - including the Perry campaign. Although, Gov Perry's name WILL appear on the ballot. So what that means is, even if Perry were to win the state's vote count, it would be to no real effect in terms of winning delegates that would be applied to his getting the nomination. It's a beauty contest for Perry.
Santorum folks had yet to apply as of this writing, but may be in the Board of Elections in Springfield as this is being posted, as the deadline is just 18 mins away. The expectation was that Santorum's campaign was making an effort to also post a full delegate count.
Ron Paul's campaign also filed a full slate, so he's in the hunt.
Again -- 54 GOP delegates are at stake. Each campaign has to get 600 signatures per congressional district, in which they hope to elect delegates.
Unlike Virginia, where he failed to get on the ballot, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is expected to file a full slate -- but this is unconfirmed at this point.
Former Louisiana Gov Buddy Roemer -- a former Democrat -- has also filed, but we understand it's a partial slate of delegates, having not collected the required signatures in all the congressional districts... which is btw, a hard thing to do given that certain areas, like Bobby Rush's first congressional district, may not have 600 Republicans in the entire district ! Perhaps, I exaggerate !
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Friday, April 2, 2010
Statement by White House Economic Advisor, Christina Romer on the March Jobs Report
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2, 2010
Statement by Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer on the Employment Situation in March
Today’s employment report shows continued signs of gradual labor market healing. Payroll employment rose significantly in March, and the unemployment rate remained constant despite a substantial increase in the labor force.
Payroll employment increased 162,000. Even after adjusting for the 48,000 temporary Census workers hired and a rebound effect from the February snowstorms, this number suggests an increase in underlying payroll employment. Moreover, revised estimates now show a small job gain in January and a smaller job loss in February than previously reported. As a result, for the first quarter of 2010 as a whole, job growth averaged 54,000 per month. This is a dramatic change from the first quarter of 2009, when average job loss was 753,000 per month.
The unemployment rate remained constant at 9.7 percent. This stability reflects roughly proportional rises in the labor force and employment, as measured by the household survey. This pattern of rising labor force and household employment has been repeated in each of the last three months. Indeed, according to the household survey, the labor force has increased by 1.1 million since December 2009 and employment has increased by 1.4 million.[1]
At the same time that we welcome today’s encouraging labor market news, it is obvious that the American labor market remains severely distressed. More than eight million Americans have lost their jobs since the start of the recession in December 2007. It will take sustained, robust employment growth to bring the unemployment rate down. Further targeted actions to spur private sector job creation are critically needed to ensure a more rapid, widespread recovery.
While this is the most positive jobs report we have had in three years, there will likely be bumps in the road ahead. The monthly employment and unemployment numbers are volatile and subject to substantial revision. Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative. It is essential that we continue our efforts to move in the right direction and generate steady, strong job gains.
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[1] The reported numbers are adjusted to remove the impact of revised population controls that the Bureau of Labor Statistics introduced in January 2010. Without this adjustment the labor force increased by 851,000 and employment increased by 1.11 million.
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[1] The reported numbers are adjusted to remove the impact of revised population controls that the Bureau of Labor Statistics introduced in January 2010. Without this adjustment the labor force increased by 851,000 and employment increased by 1.11 million.
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Office of the Press Secretary
_______________________________________________________________________________________
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2, 2010
Statement by Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer on the Employment Situation in March
Today’s employment report shows continued signs of gradual labor market healing. Payroll employment rose significantly in March, and the unemployment rate remained constant despite a substantial increase in the labor force.
Payroll employment increased 162,000. Even after adjusting for the 48,000 temporary Census workers hired and a rebound effect from the February snowstorms, this number suggests an increase in underlying payroll employment. Moreover, revised estimates now show a small job gain in January and a smaller job loss in February than previously reported. As a result, for the first quarter of 2010 as a whole, job growth averaged 54,000 per month. This is a dramatic change from the first quarter of 2009, when average job loss was 753,000 per month.
The unemployment rate remained constant at 9.7 percent. This stability reflects roughly proportional rises in the labor force and employment, as measured by the household survey. This pattern of rising labor force and household employment has been repeated in each of the last three months. Indeed, according to the household survey, the labor force has increased by 1.1 million since December 2009 and employment has increased by 1.4 million.[1]
At the same time that we welcome today’s encouraging labor market news, it is obvious that the American labor market remains severely distressed. More than eight million Americans have lost their jobs since the start of the recession in December 2007. It will take sustained, robust employment growth to bring the unemployment rate down. Further targeted actions to spur private sector job creation are critically needed to ensure a more rapid, widespread recovery.
While this is the most positive jobs report we have had in three years, there will likely be bumps in the road ahead. The monthly employment and unemployment numbers are volatile and subject to substantial revision. Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative. It is essential that we continue our efforts to move in the right direction and generate steady, strong job gains.
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[1] The reported numbers are adjusted to remove the impact of revised population controls that the Bureau of Labor Statistics introduced in January 2010. Without this adjustment the labor force increased by 851,000 and employment increased by 1.11 million.
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[1] The reported numbers are adjusted to remove the impact of revised population controls that the Bureau of Labor Statistics introduced in January 2010. Without this adjustment the labor force increased by 851,000 and employment increased by 1.11 million.
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