The Missouri Democratic Party has refused to place Herschel Young on its primary ballot as a candidate for U.S. House on the grounds that he was once convicted of a felony. See this story. The Missouri Democratic Party does not … Continue reading
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Use this link to see the CNN election returns from the Sunday, March 18 presidential primary in Puerto Rico. … Continue reading
Recently, the Republican Party of Bernalillo County filed a federal lawsuit against part of New Mexico’s law that provides public funding for candidates for some state offices. The lawsuit challenges the part of the public funding law that gives extra … Continue reading
See this story for the melodramatic story of how a Pennsylvania Democrat who tried to run for the state legislature this year was knocked off the ballot before anyone even checked to see if her petition is valid. The reporter … Continue reading
Rhodes Cook’s blog has this interesting calculation, showing that this year, Mitt Romney has won 38% of the votes cast in Republican presidential primaries, and 33% of the vote cast so far in Republican caucuses. Cook notes that there has … Continue reading