The newest version of “Vital Statistics on Congress” is available free on-line at this link. The work is a joint product of the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute. The Chapters include: (1) Demographics of Members of Congress; (2) … Continue reading
On July 10, Chris Thomas, Michigan Election Director, said that in his opinion, nothing prevents Mike Duggan from being a write-in candidate for Mayor of Detroit. Duggan is a leading candidate for Mayor, who was removed from the ballot. One … Continue reading
As previously reported, last month a U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., certified the Libertarian Party’s lawsuit over bequests to political parties to the full panel of active judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit. That case is … Continue reading
BuzzFeed Politics has this article, which suggests that former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer may have trouble collecting 3,750 valid signatures of registered Democrats by Thursday, July 11. He is seeking the Democratic nomination for Comptroller of New York city. … Continue reading
The Oregon Secretary of State has released registration data as of June 15. See here. The percentages of voters by party are now: Democratic 39.30%, Republican 30.90%, non-affiliated 22.61%, Independent Party 4.44%, Libertarian .71%, Pacific Green .48%, Working Families .31%, … Continue reading
