Amy Cook, editor of the Cook Political Report, here makes an original point…the more election laws, including campaign finance laws and laws about primaries, are altered to reduce the influence of the Republican and Democratic Parties, the more partisanship among … Continue reading
The Arizona Daily Sun of Flagstaff assembled a panel of six informed citizens, none of them elected officials, to discuss various ideas for election reform. They were Harriet Young, Joy Staveley, Holly Taylor, Carl Taylor, Dick Monroe, and Ann Heitland. … Continue reading
This Stanford poll, released a few days ago, shows the huge difference in results, depending on whether pollsters list only a handful of candidates for a particular office, or whether they list all the candidates. Questions 53 and 54 ask … Continue reading
This U.S. News & World Report story on the California top-two system has an unusual amount of detail about the U.S. House races in which Democratic-leaning districts may have no Democrat on the November ballot. … Continue reading
On June 1, the California Secretary of State released a new registration tally, as of May 21. This will be the last California tally until October. The only categories that increased their registration are independents, Libertarians, and the ranks of … Continue reading
