Scott Lay, a California political analyst who maintains a well-read blog about California government and politics, says here that California’s top-two primary ballot may be responsible for lower primary turnouts. His point is that in top-two primaries, for some offices, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2014
On October 13, Doug Butzier died in a plane crash. He was an emergency room physician in Dubuque, Iowa, and president of the hospital’s medical staff. See this story. He was the Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa. … Continue reading
The five candidates on the ballot for Governor of South Carolina will debate each other on October 14 at Charleston Southern University. See this story. The debaters include the nominees of the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, United Citizens Party, and the … Continue reading
See this blog post at Uncovered Politics, which says that Lincoln’s daily newspaper, the Journal Star, has endorsed independent Jim Jenkins for U.S. Senate from Nebraska. … Continue reading
This New York Post story says the Working Families Party of New York is unhappy that Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier this year created the “Women’s Equality Party”. The “Women’s Equality Party” has no statewide nominees except for Governor Cuomo. Because … Continue reading