November 2 was the deadline for candidates seeking a place on the February 2010 primaries in Illinois. As expected, Richard Whitney filed for Governor in the Green Party primary. He had been the party’s gubernatorial candidate in 2006, and received … Continue reading
On November 2, a last-minute poll, conducted by Siena College, was released for the U.S. House seat in New York. It shows Doug Hoffman (Conservative) at 41%, Bill Owens (Democrat-Working Families) at 36%, Dede Scozzafava (Republican-Independence) at 5%, and undecided … Continue reading
The New York Times has this column by Ross Douthat, one of the Times regular columnists. He argues that the U.S. election system works better when minor party and independent candidates participate. Thanks to Oliver Hall for the link. … Continue reading
Jim Duensing, who was shot by a Las Vegas policeman on October 30, and who is seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for U.S. Senate in 2010, has issued a detailed, clear explanation of the incident. He was running from the … Continue reading
Jim Hedges, a leader of the Prohibition Party, has custody of 65 copies of the book, “Partisan Prophets: A History of the Prohibition Party 1854-1970”, written by Roger Storms. The Prohibition Party Executive Committee has given him authority to give … Continue reading
