Gallup has been asking respondents for over twenty years their attitudes toward the Democratic Party, and towards the Republican Party. These polls are done approximately twice per year. Here are the latest results, from late April 2014. They show 44% of the voters have a favorable impression of the Democratic Party and 50% have an unfavorable impression. Also, 34% of the voters have a favorable impression of the Republican Party and 59% have an unfavorable impression. Thanks to Rick Kissell for the link.

On May 19, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Free Speech v Federal Election Commission, 13-772, a campaign finance case. This older blog post explains the issue in the case.

On May 18, Frank Morano, host of “The Answer”, a radio station broadcast on AM 970 in New York city, aired a 26 minute interview with Dick Lamm. The interview is 26 minutes long. At minute 20, Lamm talks about his experience seeking the Reform Party nomination for president in 1996, although not in much detail. Most of the interview deals with Lamm’s ideas on policy and our national problems. Lamm is now age 78.