The November 2012 election for U.S. Senate in California will be between incumbent Democrat Dianne Feinstein, and Elizabeth Emken, who had been endorsed by the Republican Party. Here is a link to the election returns. Emken polled 12%; Feinstein polled … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2012
See this story, which describes a hearing in the South Carolina Supreme Court, over whether even more Republican primary candidates should be removed from the ballot. Even though almost 200 have already been disqualified in the June 12 primary for … Continue reading
Over the June 2-3 weekend, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota held a state convention. Delegates voted by a margin of 60%-40% to put support for Ranked Choice Voting (sometimes called Instant Runoff Voting) into the party’s state platform.
The Socialist Workers Party will announce its national ticket on the weekend of June 23-24. The party has already filed for James Harris for president in Colorado, but he may just be a stand-in. UPDATE: the original post said the … Continue reading
On June 4, U.S. Senators Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) and Mark Udall (D-Colorado) introduced a bill to delete any public funds for presidential convention expenses. The bill, if enacted, would not take effect until next year. Each party that polled at … Continue reading