Here is a link to the election returns for Missouri’s special U.S. House election. The Constitution Party nominee, Doug Enyart, is at 3.6%. While that is not an especially strong showing, it is easily the best showing for U.S. House … Continue reading
On June 3, the Illinois Libertarian Party filed a brief in U.S. District Court in Chicago, asking that the Illinois “full-slate” law be held unconstitutional. This is the law that requires newly-qualifying parties (but no other parties) to run a … Continue reading
The Transatlantic Academy, a research institute which studies social problems in North America and Europe, has published a report, “The Democratic Disconnect”, discussing problems of democratic governance. Here is a link to the report. The chapter on problems in the … Continue reading
New Jersey requires 800 signatures for an independent candidate, or for the nominee of an unqualified party, to get on the ballot for a statewide race. This year, only five petitions were submitted for Governor-Lieutenant Governor. See the state’s list … Continue reading
Roll Call has this commentary by Morton Kondracke on the proposed new Centrist Party. … Continue reading
