An Illinois gubernatorial poll released October 31 shows these results: Democratic Rod Blagojevich 44%, Republican Judy Baar Topinka 29%, Green Richard Whitney 13%, undecided 14%. The poll was for the Chicago Tribune and WGN-Channel 9. As noted before, if the … Continue reading
Political Science Professor Michael McDonald, who studies voter turnout in the U.S., estimates 39% of the potential electorate will vote in the November 7, 2006 election. That is only about a 10% improvement, compared to November 2002, when about 36% … Continue reading
Max Linn, who was kept out of last week’s Florida gubernatorial debate by a State Court of Appeals, won a federal court order today at approximately 5 p.m. He then participated in tonight’s debate, which was sponsored by MSNBC. Linn’s … Continue reading
A Zogby poll for the US House race, 22nd district, shows that Libertarian hopes of actually electing a member of the US House seem wildly optimistic. This is the district represented by Tom DeLay until April of this year. The … Continue reading
Missouri has two statewide offices on the ballot. A poll conducted for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and KMOV-TV, released October 30, shows these results: US Senate: Republican 47%, Democratic 47%, Libertarian 2%, other and undecided 4% (a Green is also … Continue reading
