On August 1, a neutral poll was published for Maine. In the gubernatorial race, the results are: Democrat 42%, Republican 24%, Green 3%, independent state legislator Barbara Merrill 3%, three other independents combined, under 1%; undecided 27%. In the U.S. … Continue reading
There are 33 U.S. Senate seats up this year. The only states in which there will certainly be no one on the ballot for U.S. Senate, other than a Democrat and Republican, are Ohio and Rhode Island. It is not … Continue reading
An advance unedited version of the annual UN Human Rights Committee evaluation of the United States, issued July 28, 2006, criticizes the U.S.for voting rights practices. Point 35 begins, “The Committee is concerned that about 5,000,000 adult citizens cannot vote … Continue reading
Daily Kos is probably the most-read political blog in the U.S (www.dailykos.com). On August 1, it headlined an item “Pa-Sen: Greens Working for Santorum”, and linked to Pennsylvania newspaper stories that say the only reason the Green Party was able … Continue reading
On July 25, Gregorio Igartua, a long-time crusader for voting rights for U.S. citizens living in Puerto Rico, asked the Organization of American States judicial branch to hear his complaint against U.S. policy toward Puerto Rican voters.
