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George Lakoff has a simple “Majority Rule” initiative in the works to remove the supermajority requirements for taxes and a budget from the California constitution. This would remove one of the most important millstones from the neck of the California governing process. It needs a lot of signatures to get on the ballot, but it’s [...]
Archive for the ‘Campaigns’ Category
March 4th, 2010
March 1st, 2010
Mickey Kaus is challenging Barbara Boxer for the US senate Democratic nomination.
Really.
No, really.
Do you think that this is a hoax? Nothing up at Kausfiles yet.
UPDATE: Via the invaluable LA Observed, Mickey hasn’t actually filed yet; he’s only taken out papers. But as Kevin Roderick notes, “he sounds close.”
February 7th, 2010
A lot has been said about the motivation gap in the midterm elections. It’s true that Republicans are more likely to say they’ll vote in November than Democrats. But that’s because there are many fewer of them.
January 25th, 2010
Category: Campaign 2010
The potential Democratic candidate for US Senate in Delaware is an excellent one, and progressives should get behind him.
November 16th, 2009
Category: Campaign 2012
Walter Shapiro says yes: under Republican winner-take-all rules, a candidate with 35% backing can go all the way.
September 26th, 2009
Category: Campaigns
Congressional Republicans have 17% favorable/70% unfavorable polling numbers. And I’m expected to believe that they’re about to have a wave election in their favor? Color me skeptical.
April 8th, 2009
Category: Campaign 2008
If the Republicans want to keep depriving the Democrats of Al Franken’s vote, they should pay a price for it.
February 27th, 2009
Category: Campaign 2012
That story about Katrina and the sheriff and the boats? Not perzackly true.