West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, who is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, says he wants to debate all three of his opponents. See this story. His opponents are Republican John Raese, Mountain Party nominee Jesse Johnson, and Constitution Party … Continue reading
Recently, Hill Research Consultants released a poll of the Texas gubernatorial race. See the poll questions here, especially question 3, which asks respondents who they favor in that race. The pollster is instructed to ask the respondent if he or … Continue reading
On September 7, the Arizona Green Party filed a lawsuit in federal court to require the Secretary of State to remove the names of certain Green Party nominees from the November ballot. These nominees are people who won the Arizona … Continue reading
On September 7, two Republicans sued the Colorado Secretary of State, alleging that the Secretary of State should not have permitted the Constitution Party to nominate Tancredo. See this story. A hearing will be held in state court on September … Continue reading
The Christian Science Monitor has this story, on whether it is good public policy to let minor party and independent candidates participate in debates with their major party opponents. The story was triggered by a publicity campaign recently launched by … Continue reading
