On May 3, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed SB 350. It eases the definition of “political party”. The new law says it is a group that polled 2.5% for any statewide race, at either of the last two elections. The … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On April 25, the Institute for Free Speech filed this 14-page amicus curiae brief in Utah Republican Party v Cox, 16-4091. The case itself is over whether the Utah Republican Party must permit petitioning candidates to get on its primary … Continue reading
The widely-read Cook Political Report has this story about the California top-two system, and Democratic Party fears that no Democrat will be on the November ballot in three particular U.S. House districts, even though Hillary Clinton carried all three districts … Continue reading
Real Clear Politics has this essay by journalist Morton Kondracke, who advocates that Ohio Governor John Kasich run for president in 2020 as an independent. The article quotes John Weaver, a consultant, as saying that it would cost $100,000,000 to … Continue reading
Joe Mathews, a California politics writer and thinker, here endorses Mike Feinstein, a Green Party member, for California Secretary of State. … Continue reading
On May 1, Illinois State Senator William “Sam” McCann filed a federal lawsuit against the leader of the Republican Party in the State Senate. He complains that the Illinois Republicans expelled him from the Republican caucus, and now he is … Continue reading