Jim Jenkins, of Callaway, Nebraska, has announced that he will be an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014. See this story. He had planned to run as an independent in 2012, but a state law barred him because he … Continue reading
On October 23, Quinnipiac University Polls released a new gubernatorial poll for Virginia. The results: McAuliffe 46%, Cuccinelli 39%, Sarvis 10%, write-in someone else 1%, undecided 4%. The poll is interesting because it breaks down the results by age, race, … Continue reading
Texas is holding a statewide election on November 5 for various ballot measures, and early voting is in process. According to this story, Sandra Watts, an elected local judge, was forced to cast a provisional ballot when she tried to … Continue reading
The Times-Dispatch of Richmond, Virginia, has this lengthy story about the wives of each of the three gubernatorial candidates. The section of the story about each particular wife lists Astrid Sarvis first. Thanks to IndependentPoliticalReport for the link. … Continue reading
Think Progress has this interesting story by Carimah Townes about the new Texas law requiring voters at the polls to show government photo-ID. Because the Texas law is so restrictive about documents, one consequence is that newly-married women who take … Continue reading
