On February 5, New Jersey held primaries in connection with the special election for U.S. House, Eleventh District. Analilia Mejia won the Democratic primary. She is a former Director of the Working Families Party of New Jersey. Eleven candidates ran … Continue reading
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On February 9, the Colorado Libertarian Party repealed a 2024 policy that said Libertarians would not nominate candidates to run against Republicans who had signed a liberty pledge. See this story. … Continue reading
West Virginia Delegate Michael Hite (R-Berkeley) has introduced HB 4751. It would move the presidential primary from May to the third Tuesday in February. The primary for non-presidential office would continue to be in May. The bill has seven co-sponsors. … Continue reading
On February 9, the Virginia Senate passed SB 322, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. The vote was party-line, with all Democrats voting for it and all Republicans voting against it. The Democratic magin in the House is far bigger, … Continue reading
Harold Meyerson, editor-at-large of The American Prospect, here writes that California Democratic legislators ought to work to repeal California’s top-two system. Meyerson has been a Bernie Sanders supporter. … Continue reading