Virginia held a legislative election on November 7, 2017. It appears the new House of Delegates includes 51 Republicans and 49 Democrats. In the 94th district, the tally was: Republican David Yancey 11,601; Democrat Shelly Simonds 11,591; Libertarian Michael Bartley … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times has this on-line article about Paul Merritt, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in California in 2016. California publishes a Voters Pamphlet that is mailed to every registered voter. Candidates for U.S. Congress are permitted to … Continue reading
Santa Fe, New Mexico, holds non-partisan elections for city office in March 2018. On November 29, a state district court ruled that Santa Fe must use ranked choice voting. See this story. The city election law itself has mandated use … Continue reading
On November 29, an NBC/Gen Forward poll was released. The respondents were limited to persons age 18-34. The results are that 71% of persons in that age group believe a new major party is needed; only 26% disagree. Men were … Continue reading
One of the prime Democratic Party targets next year is California’s U.S. House seat in the 48th district. Democrats are so eager to run against incumbent Republican Dana Rohrabacher, there are seven strong Democrats already announced. However, according to this … Continue reading
