According to this story, the latest neutral poll in the Florida U.S. Senate race, the Mason-Dixon Poll released May 6, shows these results: independent Charlie Crist 38%, Republican Marco Rubio 32%, likely Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek 19%, undecided and other … Continue reading
The Orange County Register has this editorial, opposing California’s Proposition 14, the top-two election measure. The editorial does seem to suggest that a true open primary would be an improvement. See the fifth paragraph. An “open primary”, as defined in … Continue reading
The Detroit Free Press has this story about Joe Schwarz, a former Republican member of the U.S. House who has been pondering whether to be an independent candidate this year for Governor of Michigan. He still seems undecided. The petition … Continue reading
This link takes one to a BBC film of a fairly large and very noisy demonstration in the streets of London, in favor of a referendum on proportional representation. The film is 86 seconds long. One must watch a brief … Continue reading
Dan Wood, who has the blog “A Progressive Alamedan” has this to say about California’s June propositions, including Proposition 14, the “top-two” ballot measure. … Continue reading
