Dan Hamburg placed first in a four-person race for Mendocino County Supervisor, 5th district, on June 8. But because he didn’t get as much as 50%, he faces a run-off in November. See this story. Hamburg is a member of … Continue reading
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New York city councilmember Charles Barron says he will run for Governor as the nominee of a new political party this year. See this story. Barron, who is black, says he is unhappy that his party, the Democratic Party, is … Continue reading
The intense media interest in the South Carolina U.S. Senate race has started to garner publicity for the only candidate in the race who is not a major party nominee. He is Tom Clements, the Green Party nominee. See this … Continue reading
According to this story, leaders of the New York state Independence Party may soon be compelled to answer questions about a donation to the party in 2009 amounting to over $1,000,000. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for the link. … Continue reading
On June 11, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said he could not have won a semi-closed Republican gubernatorial primary. See this story. Actually, according to exit polls in the special gubernatorial election of October 2003, 74% of registered Republicans voted for … Continue reading