George Skelton, who has been the senior Los Angeles Times politics columnist for many decades, here refers to California’s general election in November as the “run-off.” The reference is near the top of his column. By federal law since 1872, … Continue reading
On December 10, the Libertarian Party national committee met in New Orleans and decided that the party’s 2020 presidential convention will be in Austin, Texas, over Memorial Day weekend. As far as is known, no other political party, major or … Continue reading
The Arizona Capitol Times has this story, explaining that Arizona will hold a special U.S. House election in 2018 to fill the vacant 8th district seat, but that state legislators can’t file to run for that seat unless they resign … Continue reading
On December 9 the Democratic Party’s Unity Reform Commission released some recommendations for changing future Democratic presidential selection procedures. The number of superdelegates would be reduced by 60%. Furthermore, most of the remaining superdelegates would be required to vote for … Continue reading
On December 4, Gallup Polls released a new poll asking U.S. voters about their partisan affiliation. Gallup periodically does this poll. When respondents answer that they are “independent”, they are asked if they lean toward either the Republican Party or … Continue reading
