On October 30, a presidential poll paid for by CBS and the New York Times was released. It shows Obama 52%, McCain 41%, undecided 5%, and other 2%. The poll did not ask voters about any presidential candidates other than … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2008
The national Green Party hopes to win up to four state house seats this year. In Arkansas, Richard Carroll is favored to win. In Minnesota, Farheen Hakeem is well-known in her district in Minneapolis and formerly polled 14% for Mayor … Continue reading
The presidential debate being held in Cleveland on October 30 at 4:30 pm eastern time can be watched at this link, set up by the City Club. C-SPAN will film the debate and air it sometime over the next weekend. … Continue reading
On October 29, the Los Angeles City Council decided not to ask the voters (in the spring 2009 city election) if they want to use Instant-Runoff Voting for elections for city offices. Instead the Council created a working group to … Continue reading
On October 30, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Jim Powell, Democratic nominee for one of the statewide Public Service Commissioner races, should remain on the ballot. The Secretary of State, a Republican, had asserted that he does not … Continue reading
On October 30, the Albuquerque Weekly Alibi carried a column by a political analyst who says independent candidate Carol Miller may place second, ahead of the Republican nominee, in the race for U.S. House, 3rd district. The district is in … Continue reading