Over the weekend, Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana ordered the Toamasina airport closed to prevent his announced opponent, former deputy prime minister Pierrot Rajaonarivelo, from returning to the country in time to meet the October 14 deadline to register his candidacy. … Continue reading
Richard Winger is traveling in Europe this week, but the site is being maintained by Webmaster Eric Garris. Send any updates or blog suggestions to mailto:egarris2@antiwar.com. … Continue reading
On October 3, the voters of Fairbanks North Star Borough elected Mike Musick to the Assembly. He is a registered Green; the election itself is non-partisan. He won a two-person race against a former member of the Borough Assembly who … Continue reading
Although the Reform Party only has statewide candidates in two states this year (Florida and Kansas), it has candidates for the U.S. House, or for the state legislature, in additional states, specifically Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and Mississippi. In California, the … Continue reading
On October 5, the Center for the Study of the American Electorate released its study of voter turnout in the 2006 primaries. The Center says only 15.2% of the eligible electorate voted in the 2006 primaries, the lowest turnout for … Continue reading
