On November 27, an Economist/YouGov Poll released, revealing what respondents think about Congress. Only 6% approve. That includes 10% of the Democrats, 7% of the Republicans, and 3% of the independents. That is the lowest approval rating for Congress since … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Paul Zukerberg, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for District of Columbia Attorney General, says he has been ordered by the D.C. Office of Campaign Finance not to spend any money campaigning. See this story. The D.C. Government argues that … Continue reading
At the November 5, 2013 election, Constitution Party member Steven W. Johnson was elected to one of the two city council seats in Enoch, Utah. Enoch is in Iron County in southwest Utah and has non-partisan elections. Here are the … Continue reading
Colbert King, deputy editor of the Washington Post’s editorial page, has this column, suggesting that 2014 might see the election of an independent candidate for Mayor of Washington, D.C. Thanks to Doug McNeil for the link. … Continue reading
Two political science professors and one law professor have posted a preliminary copy of their article “Sore Loser Laws and Congressional Polarization” on the Social Science Research Network. The Network permits anyone to read the article free of charge, using … Continue reading
The San Jose Mercury News has this op-ed, by Rob Richie and Devin McCarthy, advocating that U.S. House elections provide for multi-member districts, combined with Ranked Choice Voting. The most startling fact in the op-ed is that with our current … Continue reading