In 2010, an anonymous blog came into existence in Maine, in connection with the gubernatorial general election. The web site, called “The Cutler Files”, posted derogatory information about Eliot Cutler, an independent candidate for Governor who was almost elected. Later, … Continue reading
Texas has a unique law which requires parties that intend to qualify by petition to notify the state that they intend to do that. The intention form is due January 2, 2012. Here is a link to the form. The … Continue reading
The Libertarian Party News, December 2011 issue, is especially interesting for those interested in political history. The 16-page issue has a compilation by Arthur DiBianca showing instances when Libertarian Party nominees in partisan elections either won, or out-polled one of … Continue reading
Americans Elect has eased several rules on how candidates may seek the group’s presidential nomination. The original rules said that “automatic” candidates need 10,000 clicks, and “contingent” candidates need 100,000 clicks. “Clicks” means a computer response from a delegate, sitting … Continue reading
On December 20, Public Policy Polling released these results concerning the presidential election. Questions 12 through 18 ask voters how they would vote if confronted with seven different three-way general election choices. For all seven, the assumption is that Mitt … Continue reading
