User blog:Cbcarter34/Primary Day for Calikota & Missitucky

It's Primary Day for Missitucky and Calikota. And while Premier Bob Backlund is a lock to win the Conservative Centrist Party nomination for reelection as Premier of Missitucky, Premier Tony Nelson is facing a major uphill battle for the primary. So here's the preview of Missitucky and Calikota Primaries, with the polls being open until 9 PM EST (8 PM CST).

Calikota Primary
The State of Calikota is in trouble: BIG trouble, and Tony Nelson (Labor Democrat) might be paying the price with his job. Unemployment in Calikota is at an all-time high, and people are leaving for better jobs. Most people still hasn't forgiven him for turning down Ewing Energy's request to build a plant near Thrasher, which would have provided about 5,000 jobs for that area. Nelson's running against Nina Cassady, who represents the 3rd distrct (which includes Thrasher) in the House of Lords. "Four years ago, Govenor Nelson pledged that people will be working here in this state. Governor Nelson had a chance to bring good paying jobs to Calikota, but he has failed. Rather than doing what is best for Calikota, Nelson listened to the environmental lobbyists and turned them down," Cassady said over the weekend as she was campaigning. Also running for the Labor Democrat nomination is Marlon Hale. mayor of Mellingville. On the other side, Chris Davis, who represents the 12th district (which includes Mellingville) in he House of Lords, Lt. Governor Kevin Barnard, and Alvin Jenkins, who represents the 25th district (including Pleasant Valley) in the House of Commons. Meanwhile, Senators Joe Kennedy and Olive Sampson (Labor Democrat) will find out who their opponents will be in November as the Conservative Centrist Party will be holding their primaries today. If there are runoffs, they will take place two weeks later.

Missitucky Primary
Bob Backlund is expected to easily win the Conservative Centrist Party Nomination against Senator Samantha Johnson. Backlund was the one responsible for turning around Missitucky by bringing in new jobs, and cutting taxes. Meanwhile, in the Labor Democrat Party Primary, Roger Nielson, who represents the 1st District (which includes Sydney) in the House of Lords, Timothy Robinson, who represents the 5th District (which includes Melbourne) in the House of Lords, and Elizabeth Jones, who represents the 9th District (which includes Pittsboro) in the House of Commons are running for the nomination. Meanwhile, Senators Irick Malone (Labor Democrat) and Derrick Mason (Conservative Centrist) will find out their November oppoenents tonight in the Primaries. If there are runoffs, they will take place two weeks later.

We will keep you posted on the Calikota and Missitucky Primaries when the results will be coming in.