The winner of South Carolina's primary: Super PACsBaltimore SunIt has been two years since the Supreme Court issued its decision in the case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, and we are only now just beginning to see how its overturning of a century of campaign finance law is distorting the electoral ...and more … [Read more...]

Election process keeps some people from votingEvansville Courier & Pressby William E. Mortis, Henderson I was thinking about this being an election year and how we have 10 months to go. We have been hearing about this for way too long. I am completely tired of it but I guess it is part of our election process. ...and more … [Read more...]

Court throws out judge-drawn Texas electoral mapCBS NewsThe Supreme Court on Friday threw out electoral maps drawn by federal judges in Texas that favored minorities. The unsigned opinion left the fate of Texas' April primaries unclear. The justices ordered the three-judge court in San Antonio to come up ...and more … [Read more...]

New York Times (blog)GOP Council Member to Switch PartiesNew York Times (blog)By KATE TAYLOR and DAVID W. CHEN Peter Koo, one of only five Republicans on the 51-member City Council, is set to announce early next week that he will switch parties to become a Democrat, according to people briefed on the decision. ...and more … [Read more...]

Wall Street JournalSiege mentality grips Wisconsin as organizers submit recall petitionsFox NewsIt seems it is always snowing when Wisconsin melts down into a big partisan battle, and that was the case Tuesday as workers with the liberal group United Wisconsin submitted boxes and boxes of petitions calling for a recall election of Republican Gov. ...In bid to unseat Wisconsin governor, whither the challengers?ReutersRecall of Walker almost certainExaminer.comDemocrat jumps into Wisconsin governors raceCNN (blog)Today's TMJ4 … [Read more...]