On October 15, a DMH Poll of Oregon candidates and ballot measures was released. See the full results here. For Measure 90, the top-two system initiative, the poll shows 36% in favor, 38% opposed, and 26% undecided. Scroll down to … Continue reading
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National Public Radio has this story about the New York election for U.S. House, 21st district, in the northern part of the state. It is unusual for any minor party nominee for a U.S. House race to get this much … Continue reading
A group of experienced observers of Congress here recommend several dozen ideas for helping make Congress more productive. Almost all of the recommendations are to alter certain congressional internal rules of procedure. But, recommendation XIX is that Congress exercise its … Continue reading
On October 16, KQED radio in San Francisco aired an hour-long forum on California’s top-two system and its effects on minor parties. Anyone can listen by using this link. The participants all contributed toward a very worthwhile program, although of … Continue reading
The New York Times of October 14, 2014, has this op-ed by Shiu Sin-por, head of the Central Policy Unit of the government of the Hong Kong special administrative region. As has been well-reported, China has said that Hong Kong … Continue reading