On August 11, Siena College released a new poll for the New York gubernatorial race. The results: Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo 58%, Republican Rob Astorino 26%, Green Party nominee Howie Hawkins 6%, undecided 9%. See question 19. These results have … Continue reading
On August 11, Mayday announced that it will be making large independent expenditures in favor of Congressman Walter Jones (R-N.C.), Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.) and Arizona Democratic candidate Ruben Gallego in Arizona. Gallego is running for an open seat and … Continue reading
Hawaii held its partisan primaries on Saturday, August 9. None of the nine independent candidates polled enough votes in the open primary to advance to the general election. Hawaii is the only state that does not have a top-two primary, … Continue reading
The Columbian, newspaper for Vancouver, Washington, has this interesting story about the Libertarian Party and election systems. … Continue reading
On August 9, Hawaii held partisan primaries. Governor Neil Abercrombie, the incumbent Democrat running for re-election, was defeated in his party’s open primary by a large margin. The Hawaii Democratic Party is currently suing for the ability to limit its … Continue reading
