The Working Families Party, appearing on the ballot in South Carolina this year for the first time, has nominated 5 candidates. They include two for US House of Representatives, 2 for the state legislature, and one for county commissioner in … Continue reading
On September 12, Jamie Raskin won his Democratic primary race for a seat in the Maryland State Senate, defeating the incumbent Democratic Senator. Raskin is an attorney who represented an independent candidate in the only U.S. Supreme Court case over … Continue reading
A Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll of the Illinois gubernatorial race, released September 11, shows this result: Democratic 45%, Republican 33%, Green 6%, undecided or write-in 16%. If the Green Party does poll 5% or more of the gubernatorial vote, it will … Continue reading
The New Mexico ballot access case hearing will be in federal court on September 18. The judge will probably rule very soon afterwards whether to place the Libertarian Party nominees on the ballot. The issue is whether New Mexico (uniquely … Continue reading
A Zogby/Wall St. Journal, published on September 12 in the Atlanta daily newspapers, shows these results for Governor: Republican 47.4%, Democratic 36.4%, Libertarian 8.1%, undecided or write-in 8.1%. The best showing in the past for a Georgia Libertarian gubernatorial candidate … Continue reading
