Immediately after the November 2012 election, this blog and the written newsletter both said that the Wisconsin Libertarian Party had re-gained qualified party status in Wisconsin. In the November 2012 election, the Libertarian Party polled 2.07% for U.S. Senator. Generally, … Continue reading
On June 18, Fairvote issued this analysis of California’s top-two system. The analysis says, “In the vast majority of cases (from 2012 in California), Top Two fails to have any meaningful impact on the race, retaining uncompetitive races dominated by … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court did not issue its opinion in Shelby County, Alabama, v Holder, 12-96, on Monday, June 24. More decisions will be released on Tuesday, June 25, and still more on either June 26 or June 27. This … Continue reading
On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Nader v Serody, 12-1294. Nader had asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the decision of the District of Columbia courts, on whether the 2004 Pennsylvania challengers to his petition … Continue reading
The Richmond, Virginia Times-Dispatch has this interesting column about Rob Sarvis, the Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate. If Sarvis continues to get publicity that is as favorable as this column, his chances of being invited into the upcoming gubernatorial debates will … Continue reading
