Here is a link to CNN election night returns for Pennsylvania primaries.
Although the media is only concentrating on the Democratic primary, the Republican primary is also interesting. With 90% of the vote counted, the Republican percentages are: McCain 73%, Paul 16%, Huckabee 11%.
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle must either sign or veto SB 2898 by late Tuesday evening (April 22). As of 1:30 pm Hawaii time, her office says she is still considering it. If she vetoes it, the legislature is likely to override her veto, since the bill passed by overwhelming majorities in both chambers. The legislature would have time to override her veto since it doesn’t adjourn until May 1. SB 2898 is the National Popular Vote Plan bill.
About six months ago, a Green Party web page devoted specifically to persuading voters to register “Green” was put up. It is http://switch2green.org. The site makes a partisan pitch that if the reader is unhappy with Democratic inaction in Congress on certain hot issues, then the reader should change registration.
About six months ago, a Green Party web page devoted specifically to persuading voters to register “Green” was put up. It is http://switch2green.org. The site makes a partisan pitch that if the reader is unhappy with Democratic inaction in Congress on certain hot issues, then the reader should change registration.
Here is an article briefly describing the U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Davis v Federal Election Commission. The article says both sides had holes poked in their arguments, and says it is very difficult to predict which way this case will go. Check back here later in the day for a link to the transcript.
UPDATE: Here is a somewhat more comprehensive AP story. SECOND UPDATE: see here for Election Law Professor Rick Hasen’s analysis of the oral argument. His blog also has a link to the transcript.
The case challenges part of the McCain-Feingold law. That part of the law relaxes contribution limits when one of the candidates for Congress spends more than $350,000 on his or her own campaign. Davis argues that since the government had earlier insisted that strict contribution limits are necessary to prevent corruption or the appearance of corruption, the whole rationale for relaxing contribution limits in certain situations doesn’t make sense.
