New York primary

New York primary

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will probably win the Democratic primary on Tuesday. I say “probably” because there hasn’t been a single poll taken for the primary. Yet Cuomo looks to be in good shape; his opponent, Zephyr Teachout, is relatively unknown (85…

Texas Democratic primary

Texas Democratic primary

David Alameel (left) and Kesha Rogers Addressing a group of veterans recently at a Mexican restaurant in El Paso, David Alameel spoke like a candidate with only one opponent: Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. It was only after Alameel was asked by a reporter…

Primary Elections in Texas

Primary Elections in Texas

Early voting began Tuesday for the 2014 primary election. In preparation, I asked my followers on Facebook and Twitter last week if they had any questions regarding the upcoming election. I took those questions and sent them over to James Henson, director…

Can I vote in the primary Election?

Can I vote in the primary Election?

Two weeks ago, Mississippi’s senior U.S. Senator, Thad Cochran, won the Republican primary runoff against Republican state Senator Chris McDaniel. Before the runoff, Cochran made explicit appeals to black Mississippians, who traditionally vote Democrat…

NYC Democratic primary

NYC Democratic primary

You can click twice to make these images appear bigger I actually don’t think voting solely based on the basis of Palestine is particularly responsible in this election. I’m not a registered Democrat, so I can’t vote in tomorrow’s primary, but if I were…

Open primaries

Open primaries

Nebraska has a state legislature that is 71% republican. What does that mean to you? That kind of figure would usually imply a lot of things. It s a red state. Conservative values are upheld and republicans call the shots. But that is not what s going…

Texas primary Elections

Texas primary Elections

State Reps. Jason Villalba, R-Dallas; Jose Manuel Lozano, R-Kingsville; and Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock, are the GOP s three Hispanic incumbents in the state House. They will face off against Democrats and Libertarians in the general election in November…

Arizona primary Elections

Arizona primary Elections

PHOTO: AZPM Listen: Media Player Error Update your browser or Flash plugin Another push is under way for open primary elections in Arizona, with plans to put it before voters in 2016. Former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson Former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson…

Massachusetts primary Elections

Massachusetts primary Elections

BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin thinks turnout next Tuesday for the primary elections could be less than 20-percent. Despite the primaries for governor, Galvin said the lack of local races might keep people away from the ballot…

Semi Open primary

Semi Open primary

By its very definition, Texas has an open primary, but because voters are still restricted to some degree on who they can vote for it is more commonly labeled semi-open. Some independent voters still feel disenfranchised by the election process. Voters…

Closed primaries

Closed primaries

The Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee voted Saturday against adopting a resolution that would’ve called for the party to push for closing primaries in Tennessee. .(Photo: File/The Tennessean) The Tennessee Republican Party won’t advocate…