The Daily Beast has this lengthy story about Lyndon LaRouche. The story is triggered by the news that LaRouche prefers Martin O’Malley for President. LaRouche founded the U.S. Labor Party in 1973, but in 1979 he dissolved it and became … Continue reading
Politico has this essay by Michael Beckel, which looks at campaign spending in 2015 and concludes that just because a candidate has lots of money for advertising does not guarantee success. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
Fair Vote Canada’s president, Dr. Antony Hodgson, is on a nationwide speaking tour, promoting proportional representation for Canada. See this story. … Continue reading
On November 18, the Maine Secretary of State determined that the initiative for instant runoff voting (for all federal and state office except President) does have enough valid signatures. It will appear on the November 2016 ballot. … Continue reading
The Alabama Democratic Party has a rule, barring candidates from running in its primary if during the last four years they supported another political party. On November 18, a state court upheld the rule, in a lawsuit filed by former … Continue reading
