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- Beebe Weighs in on Immigration
- Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has been among the most successful governor of the class of '06, in part because he's cultivated a good relationship with ...
- Categories: Ballot Measures , Social Issues , State Offices
- An Initiative to End All Initiatives?
- Patrick details the perils of direct democracy in a comment on my post on ballot initiatives: I live in California, where initiatives were introduced as ...
- Categories: Ballot Measures
- 4 Comments
- Portland Chooses a New Mayor
- Today's the day in the non-partisan Portland mayoral race, which pits City Commissioner Sam Adams against businessman Sho Dozono. Adams, who has the backing of ...
- Categories: Local Offices
- Do Running Mates Matter?
- Al Hunt makes a point that is deeply depressing to anyone who has been obsessing over vice-presidential selection (for example, me): May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Over ...
- Categories: National Politics
- Lacking Initiative
- Congressional Quarterly sees a trend against ballot initiatives: Ordinarily this would be a big year for ballot initiatives with the presidential campaign dominating the headlines ...
- Categories: Ballot Measures
- 2 Comments
- Kevin Mannix, Take Five
- You can criticize Kevin Mannix for stubbornness or credit him with sticktoitiveness. Mannix was an Oregon state representative when he ran for Attorney General in 1996, ...
- Categories: State Offices
- Pawlenty's Non-Denial
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty demurred when asked about serving as John McCain's running mate. Or did he? From the Associated Press: "I'm focused on ...
- Categories: National Politics , State Offices
- Gregoire Goes Ahead
- Some polling firms have shown Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire ahead in her reelection bid, but Rasmussen has consistently has placed her in a dead heat ...
- Categories: Polls , State Offices
- Will California Ban Gay Marriage?
- Yesterday's ruling by the California Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage was historic. In six months, it could be history. That's because California is likely to ...
- Categories: Ballot Measures , Social Issues , State Offices
- 22 Comments
- One Vote That Won't Count
- Without making a single Chicago joke, Slate investigates whether the dead can vote in South Dakota: At the conclusion of her victory speech in Charleston, ...
- Categories: Voting Process & Voting Rules
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