Victorian election update
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News has broken this morning that the Liberal Party will be putting the Greens last in all Legislative Assembly races in Victoria. This is an issue only in the four inner-Melbourne seats where the Greens are in a contest with Labor to win, with...
It’s all about the turnout
During the last week of the US midterm elections, I visited a number of groups involved in election campaigning, and it was striking how election campaigning is shaped by the voluntary voting system. I previously was aware of this, and expected to see some...
Election night wrap
Some quick results:
Overall, Democrats hold 49 seats in the Senate, Republicans hold 46, independents hold two, and three are undecided.
Republicans have gained Democratic Senate seats in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Arkansas.
Democrats managed to hold onto Senate seats in Connecticut, West Virginia,...
Midterms open thread
It's now just after 5pm in Washington DC and I will be occupied tonight attending election night events and won't be immediately liveblogging.
If you want to comment on the election, please use this thread.
I will work on some post-election coverage tomorrow.
7:32pm - Republicans have...
Reports from Florida
I'm currently in Orlando, one of the largest cities in Florida. A number of very interesting contests are taking place in this area.
In the Senate, Republican candidate Marco Rubio looks set to gain the seat. Rubio is currently leading in the polls over independent...
California in negative spending blitz
As the campaign comes into its final week, the airwaves in California are jampacked with negative campaign ads. While I've been in San Francisco and Sacramento, I've spent my limited time in front of a television watching negative ads packing the advertising breaks on...
Preference experiments growing in the Bay Area
Today I visited the election administration in Alameda County, which covers areas on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay, centred on the City of Oakland. One point of interest that I wasn't aware of is that three of this county's larger cities will...
California in referenda battle over redistricting
I'm currently staying in San Francisco, visiting for the US midterm elections. California is a more interesting state than you would normally expect for such a Democratic state at this year's midterm elections. You have a highly competitive gubernatorial race, a strong Republican challenge...
Heading to the United States
Later today I will be heading to San Francisco for the final week of the US midterm elections. I plan to blog while I am over there, as well as writing a couple more pieces for Crikey on top of three already written.
I have...
Victorian politics update
You may have noticed that there has not been any new posts on the blog for the last two weeks. I have taken a break from posting on the front page of the blog for the next two weeks. I am currently writing my...