On March 11, the national Democratic Party’s Rules Committee recommended an alteration in the party’s rules, concering the calendar for caucuses to choose a presidential nominee. Current rules do not permit any caucuses or primaries before the Iowa caucus and … Continue reading
On March 10, Republican Congressman Elton Gallegly of California announced that he has a medical condition that will prevent him from running for re-election. He had already filed to be on the Republican primary ballot, and March 10 was the … Continue reading
Alabama law lets political parties prevent candidates from running in their primaries, if that party feels the candidate is “disloyal”. Recently, the Alabama Democratic Party prevented Steve Small from running for Jefferson County Commissioner. The reason is that, 4 years … Continue reading
Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve Chair, predicts in his memoir that the current ideological divide separating conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats leaves a “vast untended center from which a well-financed independent presidential candidate is likely to emerge” in either 2008 … Continue reading
Illinois State Senator James Meeks, a Democrat from Chicago, is threatening to organize a new party this year and to be its candidate for Governor. He is angry with the incumbent Democratic Governor, Rod Blagojevich, for promising not to raise … Continue reading
