According to a USA Today story of February 25, U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska) is considering running for president as a Republican, but he is also considering seeking Unity08’s nomination. The story can be seen here. Thanks to Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire for this news.
Washington Post columnist David Broder has a new column on Unity08 in the February 26 issue. It can be read here. As of February 15, Unity08 had 35,000 voters already signed up to participate in its on-line “presidential primary”. Thanks to Jack Dean.
On February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted Washington State’s appeal of the “top-two” primary case. The voters of Washington state had passed that type of primary in November 2004. But in 2005 the U.S. District Court had ruled it unconstituitonal, and the 9th circuit agreed last August. The case is Washington v Republican Party, 06-730.
On February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted Washington State’s appeal of the “top-two” primary case. The voters of Washington state had passed that type of primary in November 2004. But in 2005 the U.S. District Court had ruled it unconstituitonal, and the 9th circuit agreed last August. The case is Washington v Republican Party, 06-730.
Louisiana held special elections in three state house seats on Saturday, February 24.
In the 40th district in the central part of the state (St. Landry Parish), five Democrats and one independent, Bradford Jackson, ran. Jackson came in third with 19.6%. The top two vote-getting Democrats will now face off in a run-off. At the last regularly-scheduled election for this district (all Louisiana legislative districts were last up on October 4, 2003), only Democrats had run.
In the 1st district in the northwest part of the state, 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats ran. One of the Republicans, Jim Morris, was elected outright with 69.4%. At the October 2003 election, only Democrats had run for this seat.
In the 4th district, also in the northwest, only Democrats ran in the special election, just as only Democrats had run in this district in 2003.
