Oregon Legislative Candidate Danny Jaffer is the Nominee of Five Political Parties

Posted on by October 6, 2018
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Danny Jaffer is running for Oregon State House, 23rd district, against an incumbent Republican. Jaffer went to the trouble to win the nomination of five parties: Democratic, Independent Party, Pacific Green, Progressive, and Working Families. He is believed to be the first person in Oregon to have that many nominations. Here is his web page, which mentions all of the parties.

His opponents are Republican Mike Nearman, and Libertarian Mark Karnowski. In 2016, no Democrat ran for this seat. The district includes parts of Polk, Benton, Yamhill, and Marion Counties.

Oregon legalized fusion in 2009.

Eleventh Circuit Will Hear Wilding v Democratic National Committee on December 11

Posted on by October 5, 2018
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The Eleventh Circuit will hear Wilding v Democratic National Committee on Tuesday, December 11, in Miami. This is the case filed by supporters of Bernie Sanders who had contributed to the Democratic Party. The plaintiffs argue that the party broke its own rules in 2016 by giving aid to Hillary Clinton in her quest for the Democratic presidential nomination. The U.S. District Court had dismissed the case, and the Sanders supporters then appealed. The argument will be in Miami.

Daily Kos Story on How Winner of Popular Vote for Governor of Mississippi Can Still Lose the Election

Posted on by October 4, 2018
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Daily Kos features this story about Mississippi’s rules for gubernatorial elections. The State Constitution says that it isn’t enough for the winner to receive the most popular votes. Instead the winner must also get a majority of the State House districts. If no one does either, the state legislature picks the Governor.