On May 12, New York Governor David Paterson called a special election to fill the vacancy in the U.S. House, district 29. However, it won’t be until November 2, 2010. The winner will get a two month term in November … Continue reading
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Political science professor Michael McDonald has this short article posted at pollster.com. He finds a relationship between periods when the major parties are ideologically cohesive, and periods of relative minor party success. Then he notes that we are in a … Continue reading
The Missouri legislature adjourns for the year later today. No interesting election law bills will have passed this year. The bills to eliminate the typographical error in the 1993 ballot access reform bill, SB 796 and HB 2210, failed to … Continue reading
Congressman John Boehner, leader of Republicans in the U.S. House, told his caucus on May 12 that voters this year are angry at both major parties. See this Politico story. Thanks to ThirdPartyDaily for the link. The article says Boehner … Continue reading
Former Republican congressman Joe Schwarz says he will meet with his advisors on Friday, May 14, to make a decision as to whether to run for Governor of Michigan as an independent. See this story. If he decides to do … Continue reading