Nebraska U.S. Senate Race May Be Competitive Between a Republican Incumbent and an Independent Candidate

Posted on by January 4, 2024
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Nebraska has a U.S. Senate race this year.  Republican incumbent Deb Fischer is running for re-election.  So far no Democrat has announced, but an independent candidate, Dan Osborn, has announced.  The Democratic Party might endorse him.  A recent poll showed the two virtually tied.  See this story.

In 1936 Nebraska elected an independent U.S. Senator, George Norris.  Norris had first been elcted as a Republican but he switched to being an indepedent in 1936, and he got re-elected.  But in 1942, when he again ran as an independent, he was defeated.

U.S. District Court in California Keeps Donald Trump on the Republican Presidential Primary Ballot

Posted on by January 4, 2024
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This is old news, but was not previously mentioned on this website.  On October 20, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter, a Clinton appointee, dismissed the lawsuit Clark v Weber, c.d., 2:23cv-7489, one of the many lawsuits filed to keep former President Donald Trump off various presidential primary ballots.

The judge said the plaintiff, a California Republican voter, lacks standing.  Here is the order.

National Republican Senatorial Committee Files Amicus Brief in Trump Ballot Access Case that Emphasizes the Difference Between Running for Office and Holding the Office

Posted on by January 3, 2024
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On January 3, 2024, U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana) and the National Republican Senatorial Committee filed this amicus brief in Anderson v Griswold, the Colorado ballot access case involving former President Donald Trump.

The main point the amicus makes is to emphasize the difference between holding the office (which section 3 deals with, for insurrectionists) and running for office.  A second point in the amicus is to stress the freedom of association right of the  Republican Party to determine its own nominee without government interference.