How is a political novice poised to win against an incumbent in CA’s 39th assembly district? KPCC considers a number of intriguing theories, including this one:
Did ballot order make a difference?
There is another twist to this race, said… Continue reading
So reports Cheryl Miller of The Recorder. Kruger would be the first African-American Justice on the state Supreme Court since the departure of Justice Janice Rogers Brown (who now serves as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for… Continue reading
Kevin Bogardus:
“We used to have a standard fax, which we turned into an email, that would go out in response to solicitations that said something like Mr. O’Brien has hit his maximum or something like that,” says O’Brien,… Continue reading
Yasmin Dawood has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Annual Review of Political Science). Here is the abstract:
This review essay considers the scholarly literature on campaign finance regulation in the United States. It charts the original debate about campaign… Continue reading
AP:
Fresh off an election marked by polling places that opened late and long wait times, both Democrats and Republicans appear willing to consider changes to Connecticut’s elections system when lawmakers return to the state Capitol in January.
Members… Continue reading