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Nothing Is Spookier Than Legislative Malfeasance
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 3, 2008
It sounds scary and it is: The Texas House of Representatives has a ghost voting problem. Legislators often cast votes on behalf of absent colleagues (...
Categories: State Offices

Gregoire Gains an Edge
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 3, 2008
Congressional Quarterly (Governing's sister publication) has shifted its rating in the Washington gubernatorial race from "toss up" to "leans Democrat," a ...
Categories: State Offices

In Defense of Caucuses
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 3, 2008
This was a very thoughtful comment from "nebraskajohn" in response to my post on caucuses the other day: I get really tired of ...
Categories: National Politics , Parties & Interest Groups , Voting Process & Voting Rules

Freudenthal Favors Obama
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 2, 2008
Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal has endorsed Barack Obama. From the Associated Press: Freudenthal said he was impressed by the large, enthusiastic crowds that turned out ...
Categories: National Politics , State Offices

Bill Ritter's Laborious Tenure
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 2, 2008
In his short time as Colorado's governor, Bill Ritter has served as referee-in-chief for disputes between business and labor -- and neither side has been ...
Categories: Ballot Measures , State Offices

Indiana Barnburner
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 2, 2008
Jill Long Thompson is a former member of Congress with name high name recognition. But Jim Schellinger, her Democratic primary opponent in the race for ...
Categories: Polls , State Offices

Dave Freudenthal and the Case for Superdelegates
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 2, 2008
Think that superdelegates will tear the Democratic Party apart? Consider the tale of Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal. Freudenthal is a Democrat is a state where ...
Categories: National Politics , State Offices
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The Hardship Primary
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 1, 2008
Jim Schellinger, a wealthy architect, and Jill Long Thompson, a former congressman, are battling for the Democratic nomination for governor in Indiana. The central issue: ...
Categories: State Offices

Low Blow
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 1, 2008
From a Washington Post editorial: If his book is to be believed, Mr. Horsley started life to the manor born but spent sizable amounts of ...
Categories: State Offices

The Reason State Parties Like Caucuses
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 1, 2008
They're undemocratic, they're complicated, they're confusing. So why would anyone love a caucus? The chairman of the Texas Democratic Party told the Dallas Morning News ...
Categories: Parties & Interest Groups , Voting Process & Voting Rules
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