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2008 so far is a year in which the legal status of fusion will not change in any state. On the one hand, bills to restrict fusion (in states that already have it) seem to have made no headway. On … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The U.S. Supreme Court sat yesterday (Monday, March 3) but it will not sit again until Monday, March 17. Except in extremely unusual circumstances, it never puts out decisions unless it is in session. … Continue reading
See this provocative article, saying that it is not completely unlikely that the Democratic presidential candidate in 2008 might again poll the most popular votes, yet fail to win the electoral college. … Continue reading
Virtually all major news media, when they refer to Ralph Nader’s 2004 showing, claim that he got .3%. Actually he got .4%. More exactly, he got .381%. It is convention to round to the nearest digit. Thus, in 1992, Ross … Continue reading
The 5th circuit will hear the Mississippi Democratic Party case on March 5. This is the case over whether the party may close its primary to people who are not willing to say they are bona fide Democrats. The prior … Continue reading