On September 24, Gallup released its poll on whether the U.S. would be better off with a major new political party. Gallup does this poll approximately once per year. The new poll shows 58% in favor. The all-time high was … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
According to this story, after the November 2014 election, the Arizona Republican Party will study whether to seek a closed primary for itself. Under Arizona law, all parties with primaries must let independents into their primary. According to the story, … Continue reading
On September 24, WBUR released a poll for the Massachusetts gubernatorial race. The results: Democrat Martha Coakley 43%; Republican Charlie Baker 34%; United Independent Party Evan Falchuk 2%; independent Jeff McCormick 1%; independent Scott Lively less than 1%; undecided or … Continue reading
George F. Will’s September 24 column concerns the U.S. Senate race in Kansas. Will seems virtually to say that if he were a Kansan, he would vote for Orman. He also has an interesting analysis of Orman’s promise that he … Continue reading
On September 24, the Sixth Circuit issued a 46-page opinion in Ohio State Conference of the NAACP v Husted, 14-3877. The opinion says that a U.S. District Court was correct when it enjoined Ohio election officials from cutting back the … Continue reading