Brian Doyle, a candidate for U.S. House in this year’s Democratic primary, is still maintaining his federal lawsuit against the South Carolina Democratic Party. Doyle is an ex-felon. Originally, the party refused to let him file to run in its … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Ruth Ann Dailey has the second part of her story of how Pennsylvania treated Ralph Nader in 2004 here. The first half, published on April 19, may be seen here. … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court held a conference on Friday, April 23. One of the cases considered was Simmons v Galvin, 09-797, the case from Massachusetts on whether the Voting Rights Act applies to the question of whether felons and/or ex-felons … Continue reading
Political Vanguard, a California blog by Tom Del Beccaro, has this column pointing out the logical inconsistencies, and the errors, in recent California newspaper editorials endorsing Proposition 14, the “top-two” measure. … Continue reading
Illinois held its 2010 primary in February, and the Democratic Party primary for Lieutenant Governor was won by Scott Lee Cohen. Party leaders did not like Cohen and after the primary was over, they successfully persuaded him to resign from … Continue reading