Carson Bruno, Research Fellow for the Hoover Institution, has this analysis of the June 2016 California primary. No incumbent for any partisan office was defeated in that primary, and it is plausible that no incumbent will lose in November either. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
U.S. District Court Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr., will hold a trial in Green Party of Tennessee v Hargett on July 12-13 in Nashville. The issue is the state’s ballot access law for newly qualifying parties, which requires 33,816 valid … Continue reading
Iowa State Senator David Johnson has changed his registration from “Republican” to “independent.” See this story. Thanks to several people for the link. He changed his registration because he is unhappy with Donald Trump. … Continue reading
On June 8, the plaintiffs in Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission filed this brief. It argues that the FEC must consider new evidence that the Commission on Presidential Debates has so far not looked at. Some of … Continue reading
David French, the recent choice of Bill Kristol to run for President as an independent, has this article at National Review, defending the idea even though he declined to be the candidate. … Continue reading