On June 21, Fairleigh Dickinson University Polls released a poll for the November 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial race. The results: Democratic 48%, Republican 33%, “someone else” 4%; don’t know or won’t vote 14%. See this story. The poll did not … Continue reading
Lee Drutman uses political science research to show persuasively that the current polarization in the United States is caused by our two-party system. See his FiveThirtyEight.com article here. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
On June 21, Bill King revealed that he has joined the SAM Party, and is the state chair of that party in Texas. King was a candidate for Mayor of Houston in 2015. In the December 12 run-off, he was … Continue reading
According to this story, the Ohio Senate has amended the budget bill to add a provision for party labels on the November ballot for State Supreme Court races. Ohio elects its Supreme Court justices in candidate-versus-candidate elections. Parties nominate for … Continue reading
Indiana lets persons age 65 and over vote absentee for any reason, but younger voters can’t vote absentee with being away from home on election day. On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case that challenged … Continue reading
