The San Diego Union-Tribune has this fairly lengthy article about the difficulties independent candidates face in California. The article does not mention that outside California, 25 independent and minor party candidates were elected to state legislatures earlier this month. The … Continue reading
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When California’s Proposition 14 was on the ballot in June 2010, almost every large California newspaper endorsed it, and the reason for the endorsement was invariably that the newspapers believed the top-two system would reduce the number of anti-tax California … Continue reading
This Seattle Times article says the Washington state legislature is one of only a few state legislatures in which the number of women and racial minorities declined in the 2012 election. The article quotes an official of the state League … Continue reading
The Commercial Appeal, daily newspaper in Memphis, Tennessee, has this story about the Constitution Party and about Memphis-area resident Darrell Castle, who was the party’s vice-presidential nominee in 2008 and who tried to obtain the party’s presidential nomination this year. … Continue reading
The Cheyenne, Wyoming daily newspaper, the Tribune Eagle, has this story about the Country Party. The article devotes a fair amount of space commenting on Wyoming’s ballot access law. The County Party polled 2.5% for U.S. Senate, but under 2% … Continue reading