Jacobin Magazine has this article by English Professor John Patrick Leary, critiquing the Centrism Movement. He writes, “American centrism is a strange political ideology that does not ask, much less answer, the old and urgent political question, What is to … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On June 12, South Carolina state representative James Smith won the South Carolina Democratic nomination for Governor. He won a 3-person race with 61.8% of the vote, so no runoff was needed. South Carolina permits fusion, but unlike other fusion … Continue reading
As already noted, on August 3, the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled in favor of Libertarian Roland Riemers, so that a recount of the June 12 primary vote for Secretary of State will occur. Here is the Opinion in Riemers … Continue reading
August 2 was primary day in Tennessee for federal and state office, and it was also general election day for county office. Some Tennessee counties use partisan elections for their own elections, and some use non-partisan election. Montgomery County uses … Continue reading
Congress has provided that certain kinds of election law cases must be handled by 3-judge U.S. District Courts. That includes cases involving redistricting. In 2017, a lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Sacramento over the huge population of … Continue reading