U.S. Senator Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska) recently wrote “If Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee, my expectation is that I will look for some third candidate – a conservative option, a Constitutionalist.” Thanks to Independent Political Report for the link. … Continue reading
On February 26, Ireland held an election for the lower house of its national legislature, using proportional representation. See the wikipedia page about that election. Ten parties appear to have won at least one seat, along with some independent candidates. … Continue reading
Here is a link to the second half of the Libertarian presidential debate held in Biloxi, Mississippi, on the evening of February 27. It lasts 40 minutes. There is only about one minute of dead time at the beginning. The … Continue reading
According to this story on IVN (Independent Voters Network), California Assemblymember Kristin Olson (R-Modesto) and Senator Anthony Cannella (R-Ceres) introduced ACR 145 on February 26. It is not up yet on the California legislature’s web page. But the article says … Continue reading
Current registration data shows that 29.9% of voters in states that have partisan registration are Republicans. This is slightly higher than the October 2014 percentage, when Republicans had 29.8% This is the first time the Republican share nationwide has risen … Continue reading
As noted earlier, on February 3 a Connecticut voter who was expelled from the Republican Party then filed a federal lawsuit, demanding to be restored to the registration rolls as a Republican so that she can vote in the April … Continue reading