James G. Abourezk, a former member of the U.S. Senate from South Dakota, and also a former House member, is one of Ralph Nader’s three presidential elector candidates in that state this year. Abourezk also introduced Nader when Nader campaigned … Continue reading
Barack Obama has the top spot on the ballot in 15 states and the District of Columbia. John McCain has the top spot on the ballot in 14 states. Chuck Baldwin has the top spot in 6 states. Ralph Nader … Continue reading
Public schools in Stockton, California, have held mock presidential debates, in which various students impersonate the candidates. According to this news story, the only three presidential candidates with student “doubles” were Barack Obama, John McCain, and Gloria La Riva, the … Continue reading
Three statisticians, Andrew Gelman, Aaron Edlin, and Nate Silver, have attempted to calculate the odds that a single voter would change the outcome of the U.S. presidential election this year. They find that a New Mexico voter has the best … Continue reading
Late on Friday, October 31, U.S. District Judge Richard Arcara, a Reagan appointee, removed Alice Kryzan from the November ballot as the Working Families Party nominee (for U.S. House in the 26th district) and restored Jonathan Powers as the party’s … Continue reading
