Presidential primary filing has now closed in fifteen states. In every Republican presidential primary so far, there are at least twelve candidates on the ballot. That is a stark difference from the past. If one looks at the previous election … Continue reading
Alabama will have twelve Republican candidates on the Republican presidential primary ballot, and five Democratic candidates. The Republican Party had never before had more than eleven candidates in its Alabama presidential primary. The five Democrats on the Alabama Democratic ballot … Continue reading
The Alabama Secretary of State has developed a habit this year of releasing a press release when any Republican or Democratic presidential candidate announces a visit to Alabama. See here for the Secretary’s press release concerning Ted Cruz, and here … Continue reading
Spain held a parliamentary election on Sunday, December 20. Exit polls show that Podemas, a new political party, received the second-highest number of votes. See this story. Thanks to Andrew Gripp for this news. … Continue reading
Michigan says candidates discussed in the news media automatically appear on presidential primary ballots. Also, candidates may qualify by petition. The petition requirement is one-half of 1% of that party’s last general election presidential vote. Rocky De La Fuente did … Continue reading
