Texas primary moved to April 3; petition deadline moved to June 17
A three-judge federal panel has blocked congressional and state legislative redistricting maps drawn by the Texas State Legislature, and the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the maps drawn by the judges, throwing Texas election dates and maps into a state of confusion. Because of the delay, the Texas Republican and Democratic parties, who administer the […]
Read moreWinning the Hispanic vote
Chris Palko, an assistant media analyst at Smart Media Group, provides this advice to Campaigns & Elections magazine. In part: “…In the fall survey, which drew 1,500 participants from California, Texas, Florida, and the Southwest, the top-rated concern among all respondents was “our kids are not getting the quality education they need.” The education issue […]
Read morePoll du jour: Libertarian electorate growing
A Gallup poll finds 37 percent of Americans support “a government that provides only the most basic government functions,” roughly the share of the vote needed to win a three-way election contest. Gallup asked Americans “where would you rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means you think the government should […]
Read morePoll du jour: Distrust of government at near-record levels
New polling shows near-record levels of Americans of all political beliefs agree with the Libertarian Party that Big Government is the most critical threat to the nation. “Americans’ concerns about the threat of big government continue to dwarf those about big business and big labor, and by an even larger margin now than in March […]
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