On March 28, the Washington Republican Party asked the U.S. District Court that first heard the case against the “top-two” system, to let the party file an amended complaint in that same case. The U.S. Supreme Court on March 18 … Continue reading
Richard Winger
This year, 30 states have held presidential primaries (counting D.C. as a state). As noted in an earlier post, the cumulative vote totals for the leading major party presidential candidates are: Hillary Clinton 13,920,268; Barack Obama 13,855,412; John McCain 7,613,865. … Continue reading
Nebraska and Maine are somewhat well-known for being the only two states that elect one presidential elector from each U.S. House district. The other 48 states elect presidential electors at-large. In theory, Nebraska and Maine could send elect some Democratic … Continue reading
OpEd News ran this story on March 22 about the Green presidential nomination. It features Kent Mesplay, who says he is serious about defeating Cynthia McKinney for the nomination. … Continue reading
Missouri has 9 U.S. House districts. Filing closed recently for Missouri primaries. The state has 3 ballot-qualified parties, each of which nominates by primary. This year Democrats will have a nominee in all 9 districts, Republicans will have a nominee … Continue reading