On February 28, Arizona conducted a presidential primary for the Green Party. The results: Jill Stein 350, Kent Mesplay 40, Michael Oatman 37, Richard Grayson 35, Gary Swing 30, Gerard Davis 14. Only registered Greens were eligible to vote in … Continue reading
On February 28, U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine said she will not run for re-election this year. The announcement was a surprise. Candidates in Maine face burdensome petitions to get themselves on primary ballots. Candidates for U.S. Senate need … Continue reading
On February 29, the Utah House Government Operations Committee suspended HB 509, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. However, the bill was technically not defeated, and committee members recommended that the issue receive further study. See this story. … Continue reading
The Michigan Secretary of State has posted election returns from the February 28 presidential primary by U.S. House district. See here. Because these are unofficial results, they won’t remain on the web page for more than a few days. The … Continue reading
Matt Miller has this column in the February 29 Washington Post. When candidates seek a major party nomination, they tend to not say what they really believe about solutions to problems. But, when they run outside the major parties, they … Continue reading
