On October 7, St. Louis held a special election to fill the vacant seat on the Board of Aldermen, for the 15th district. Four candidates were on the ballot: Democratic nominee Missy Pinkerton-McDaniel; Republican Joshua Simpson; independent Megan Green; and … Continue reading
On October 7, a Massachusetts gubernatorial debate was held, and all five ballot-listed candidates were included. The candidates are the nominees of the Democratic, Republican, and United Independent Parties, plus two independent candidates. This is the second such inclusive debate … Continue reading
This San Diego Reader story shows that Steve Peace’s Independent Voters PAC continues to draw large contributions from big business. Peace has been one of the leading proponents of top-two systems in California. Meanwhile, the big business interests backing the … Continue reading
On October 7, 0ptimus released a Florida gubernatorial poll. The results: Democrat Charlie Crist 40%; Republican incumbent Rick Scott 39%; Libertarian Adrian Wyllie 13%; undecided and other 8%. There are also two independent candidates on the ballot. See this story. … Continue reading
On October 7, We Ask America published an Illinois gubernatorial poll. The results: Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn 43.6%; Republican Bruce Rauner 39.6%; Libertarian Chad Grimm 5.9%; undecided 10.9%. See here for more detail. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link. … Continue reading
