Accomplishing this will fulfill the prophecy sought by the radical members of the secretive society of Hojjatieh, particularly its leader Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, the person responsible for the initial election and fraudulent re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
But I think the two most interesting cases to compare to Donald Trump's run are California's initial election of "The Governator" and Minnesota's election of Governor Jesse Ventura.
None of which is to say that Mr. Villaraigosa has recaptured the electric popularity that he enjoyed in the flush of his initial election, as a mayor of Mexican descent in a city with a vibrant and expanding population of Mexican-Americans.
In this case, the initial phase of election verification began automatically because Florida Statutes, Section 102.141(4), compels machine recount for electoral differentials of 0.5percentt or less.
And the initial post-election reaction of Congressional leadership aides in both parties suggests the chances for action on a series of other issues, from passing food safety legislation to repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy barring gay men, lesbians and bisexuals from serving openly in the military, are diminishing.
In his initial election, Voorhis benefited from the Roosevelt landslide of 1936.
In an unusual briefing evidently aimed at Washington, Gen. Mukhtar al-Mulla of the ruling council asserted that the initial results of elections for the People's Assembly do not represent the full Egyptian public, in part because well-organized factions of Islamists were dominating the voting.
American officials were uncomfortable with Diefenbaker's initial election, believing they had heard undertones of anti-Americanism in the campaign.
"Part of the struggle for these freshmen is what lesson did they learn from their initial election.
