This Politico article explains clearly the Pennsylvania presidential primary system, in which voters had to choose delegates to the national convention with no voting cues on the primary ballot. Candidates for delegate run against each other, and the Pennsylvania ballot … Continue reading
Courtesy of Politico, here is a link to April 26 presidential primary returns. Click on the map. The five states voting today are Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. … Continue reading
On April 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued this procedural ruling in Holmes v FEC, 15-5120. The Holmes case is a challenge to the federal campaign finance limits from individual givers. The federal law … Continue reading
On April 26, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in Heffernan v City of Paterson, New Jersey, 14-1280. By a vote of 6-2, the Court ruled that a policeman who was demoted because he was seen holding a campaign … Continue reading
The Washington Post has this article about General James Norman Mattis, who is being urged to run by anti-Trump Republicans as an independent. Here is the wikipedia article about Mattis. Mattis is age 65. This recent article quotes Mattis as … Continue reading
