Maine preferential voting reform back to square one
A judicial interpretation of mid-19th century terminology has trashed the desire of the citizens of the US state of Maine to start electing their politicians by preferential voting. In November … Continue reading
Runoff elections that went wrong
What could possibly go wrong in the next week of French presidential elections? The epic contest for the French presidency is being conducted according to the rules of two-round runoff … Continue reading
Democrats close to upset in another US House by-election
A special election to fill a vacant safe Republican seat in the US House of Representatives has almost been snatched at the primary round of voting – by a Democrat. … Continue reading
Republicans stay home in congressional re-election
The first of five special elections to replace departing US Congressmen has seen over half of Republican party voters stay home. But who will take over Frank Underwood’s old seat in May? … Continue reading
Is Trump’s ‘negative mandate’ the lowest ever?
An analysis in the New York Times has given Donald Trump’s selection as US president among the lowest ‘mandates’ of popular support in US history. Times’ writers Jugal Patel and … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton’s ironic undefeated vote record
Over the space of the past 16 years, US Democratic politician Hillary Clinton ran for five major public elections – including two party presidential nominations – in none of which was … Continue reading
A fantasy guide to stopping Donald Trump
How many Americans does it take to stop Donald Trump becoming US President? Fifty. That’s the minimum number of recently-elected US Electoral College delegates and current Republican Congress members it would take to … Continue reading
Maine voters endorse preferential choice voting
Amidst the drama of the historic presidential election on November 8, voters in the US state of Maine endorsed a ballot measure to adopt preferential voting. Using a public referendum, Maine … Continue reading
Americans are voting, perhaps in record numbers
Across America – and around the world – there is the clattering sound of dice rolling today. And the dice are loaded. All forecasters agree that Hillary Clinton is much more … Continue reading
Dixville Notch has spoken
Hillary Clinton seems to have picked up almost all Bernie Sanders’ supporters during the course of the election season, according to the first results from the US election. The tiny … Continue reading
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