According to this story, the December 15, 2015 Republican presidential debate had the third highest viewership of any televised presidential primary debate in U.S. history. This is more evidence that having as many as nine candidates does not limit the … Continue reading
The News & Observer, North Carolina’s second-largest newspaper, published in Raleigh, has this story about the Libertarian Party candidates who filed for statewide office on December 15. The Libertarian Party nominates by primary. The deadline for candidates to file for … Continue reading
According to this Fresno Bee story, some California county election officials have been thinking about charging political parties for the cost of administering elections for party office. But they have given up on the idea. The story says if the … Continue reading
Theodore Olson has become the attorney for a group of plaintiffs who were born in America Samoa, and thus are not citizens unless they go through the naturalization process. The case has already lost in the U.S. Court of Appeals … Continue reading
Late in the evening on December 15, congressional leaders from both major parties released the text of the omnibus budget bill. It doesn’t change any laws relating to public funding for presidential candidates. Some members of Congress had been working … Continue reading
