On February 7, former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Thanks to Political Wire for this news. … Continue reading
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The Virginia Libertarian Party presidential petition is circulating. Virginia has no petition for a group to become a qualified party; it just has candidate petitions. But at least the state law lets unqualified parties circulate a petition with stand-ins. The … Continue reading
538.com, as of early February, predicts a 24% chance that the Democratic national convention delegates will make the actual (not just the formal decision) as to whom to nominate for president. See here. Thanks to Political Wire for the link. … Continue reading
February 6 was the deadline for petitions for Democratic presidential primary candidates in New York. For Democrats (but not other parties) 5,000 signatures are required. Eleven Democrats filed: Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, … Continue reading
In July 2019, the Independent Voters Project filed a lawsuit in California state court, arguing that the State Constitution requires the state to print presidential primary ballots that list all the presidential candidates running in any party’s presidential primary ballot. … Continue reading