The New York State Senate now has a Democratic majority for the first time since the 1950’s. The struggle of the two major parties for control of the Senate in this election year was mirrored by a shadow struggle between … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2008
On November 10, the California Secretary of State’s office confirmed that it will follow past practice, and tally votes for the declared write-in candidates for president even if the voter didn’t write-in anyone for vice-president. Thanks to the Frank Moore … Continue reading
From preliminary election returns, it appears that these are the best counties for five particular presidential candidates: Nader: Morgan County, Tennessee 5.2% Barr: Esmeralda County, Nevada, 2.7% Baldwin: Millard County, Utah, 5.6% McKinney: either St. Bernard or LaFourche, both in … Continue reading
The national media is already starting to pay attention to the upcoming Georgia U.S. Senate run-off. No one got as much as 50% of the vote for U.S. Senate this month. Georgia is the only state that provides for a … Continue reading
This November 7 New York Times article says that turnout expert Curtis Gans believes between 126,000,000 and 128,500,000 voters voted in this election. But Professor Michael McDonald, another turnout expert, estimates 133,300,000 voters voted. In 2004, the number of valid … Continue reading