This news story says Donald Trump was asked whether he would run for president outside the major parties. He said “no”, but not in an absolute sense. Also, see this story. Trump’s comment that everyone who voted for Ross Perot … Continue reading
Will Leitch, an author and blogger who is more noted for his writing on sports, here comments on the Fox News rules for the August 6, 2015 Republican presidential debate. His piece is on Bloomberg Politics. Leitch writes, “Allowing pollsters … Continue reading
Law Professor Vikram Amar has this article on Verdict, expressing the view that the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision Arizona State Legislature v Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission means that the National Popular Vote movement is free to use the initiative … Continue reading
The United States House of Representatives has 435 voting members. In 291 of the districts (66.9% of the districts), independent voters can vote in all major party congressional primaries, without having to join any party. In another 20 districts, independent … Continue reading
Commonwealth Magazine is a quarterly print publication as well as an on-line magazine. The Summer 2015 issue has this detailed article advocating that Boston use instant runoff voting for its city elections. The article explains how the system works in … Continue reading
