The New York Daily News has this interview with Mark Cuban, who is mulling over running for president as an independent candidate. He is owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team and has other businesses. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 4, the New York State Democratic Committee passed a resolution in opposition to fusion. Now the party is expected to try to persuade the legislature to ban fusion. See this story. Thanks to Joe Burns for the link. … Continue reading
On March 4, the North Carolina State Board of Elections set dates for the re-do of the U.S. House of Representatives election for the 9th district. The primary will be May 14. If any party needs a run-off primary, the … Continue reading
On March 1, New Mexico HB 407, the omnibus election law bill that is almost 500 pages long, passed the House Judiciary Committee. It had previously passed the House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee. Among other provisions, it lowers … Continue reading
Anne-Marie Slaughter has this article in Financial Times, about Howard Schultz and also about Americans who tell pollsters that they favor a new major party. She points to data that shows the voters who say they want a new party … Continue reading