At the 2012 election, independent U.S. Senators were elected from Maine and Vermont. Also in the 2012 election, no New England state elected any Republican to the U.S. Senate. This is the first time in the history of direct elections … Continue reading
Montana Libertarian nominee Mike Fellows polled 42.45% of the vote in his race for Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court. This is a partisan statewide race. Fellows’ only opponent was the Democratic incumbent, Ed Smith. Fellows’ showing is the largest … Continue reading
Keiko Bonk, a strong Green Party nominee for the Hawaii state house, polled 30% in a race against both a Democrat and a Republican. She placed second, well ahead of the Republican nominee. See this story. … Continue reading
Minnesota voters have defeated Constitutional Amendment 2, which would have added a section to the Minnesota Constitution, requiring voters at the polls to show government photo-ID to vote at the polls. The vote as of 4 a.m. Minnesota time is: … Continue reading
Last year, top leaders of Americans Elect tried very hard to persuade Mitt Romney to seek the Americans Elect nomination. If Romney had done so, obviously he would have won that nomination. His campaign could then have presented him as … Continue reading
