Throughout U.S. history, no party other than the Democratic and Republican Parties has ever polled as many as 1,500,000 votes for its nominees for the office at the top of the ballot (in the entire U.S.) in a midterm year. … Continue reading
On September 24, Roanoke College released a U.S. Senate poll for Virginia. The results: Democratic incumbent Mark Warner 46%; Republican Ed Gillespie 27%; Libertarian Robert Sarvis 5%; undecided 22%. See here for more details. The undecided figure is surprisingly high. … Continue reading
On September 20, independent candidate Scott Smith won his ballot access lawsuit, and he has now been restored to the November ballot as a candidate for U.S. House, 18th district. His ballot label is “Mr. Smith for Congress.” He is … Continue reading
On August 21, the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, in Albany, agreed with the lower court, and validated a petition for a Democratic candidate for State Senate. The petition had been challenged on the basis that the candidate … Continue reading
On September 22, the Oregon Green Party gubernatorial nominee, Jason Levin, crashed a gubernatorial debate to which only the Democratic and Republican nominees had been invited. See this story in the Oregonian. Levin entered the debate near the midpoint and … Continue reading
