2024 elections

Will Alaska Ditch Ranked-Choice Voting? – HotAir

In 2022, Alaska made the regrettable decision to move to ranked-choice voting. Confusion ensued and the results of major races were distorted as a result. The state’s sole House seat wound up going to the Democratic candidate who received fewer votes than Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich because the conservative vote wound up being […]

Will Portland Accept a Chance to Actually Enforce the Law? – HotAir

Back during the Summer of Love in 2020, Portland, Oregon was among many cities experiencing nightly “mostly peaceful riots” featuring arson, property damage, and cop-free protest encampments. In fact, Portland was arguably among the worst at the time. While many were horrified, some saw the tumultuous era as presenting opportunities. One of those was Mike […]

Trump’s Bad Joke About a Third Term – HotAir

Sometimes it seems as if Donald Trump simply can’t help himself. He has been rebounding in the polls nicely and the case against him in New York looks as if it’s rapidly coming apart at the seams. He’s getting more endorsements every week, including some from congressional leaders who have disagreed with him in the […]

GOP Senate Momentum in Maryland, West Virginia – HotAir

Yesterday’s primary races didn’t produce much in the way of news in terms of the presidential race. That one seems to be set in stone unless the Democrats decide to bail out on Joe Biden at the convention or something unfortunate happens to him. But a couple of down-ballot results suggest some possible good news […]

Ohio May Be Unable to Put Joe Biden on the Ballot – HotAir

Earlier this month, we looked at the situation in Alabama where Joe Biden had been in danger of not appearing on the ballot in November because of some Democratic scheduling snafus. Alabama Republicans generously resolved the matter by granting the Democrats an exemption. Biden is facing the same situation in Ohio, caused by the same […]

Alabama Ensures Biden’s Spot on the Ballot – HotAir

Last month, we looked at the situation in Alabama, where a Democratic scheduling snafu set the stage for President Joe Biden possibly not being able to appear on the ballot in November. As with some other states, Alabama’s election laws require each party to submit the name of their candidate by a particular date, but […]

Now George Santos Isn’t Running for Anything – HotAir

Part of me can’t believe that we’re still talking about this clown, but this sort of political crack can be a hard habit to kick. Disgraced former New York Congressman and habitual liar George Santos had previously announced that he would attempt to return to Washington by running for his old congressional seat on Long […]