Kentucky and Kansas both have closed Republican primaries. This year, so far, the two more prominent wins for establishment Republican U.S. Senators have been in Kentucky and Kansas, where incumbents defeated “tea party” Republicans. By contrast, the two states with … Continue reading
The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader here reprints an editorial from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, condemning Pennsylvania’s ballot access laws. … Continue reading
Ken Krieger, one of the three candidates for one of the City Council seats in Peoria, Arizona, is about to decide whether to sue election officials for omitting his name from all absentee ballots. See this story. Replacement ballots have … Continue reading
On August 5, Washington state held its fourth top-two primary. No candidate for Congress or any partisan state office, who was not a Democrat or Republican, managed to place first or second, in races that had at least two major … Continue reading
On August 5, Public Policy Polling released an Alaska poll, for both Governor and U.S. Senate. The poll included all general election candidates. Because the primaries haven’t been held yet, and the Republican U.S. Senate primary is considered difficult to … Continue reading
