In a year where the Third Party candidate could take it all, what does “spoiler” Ralph Nader think of the country’s chances for a viable third party in the coming years?
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump is saying “the truth is that we’re winning” – and claims that “phony polls” are trying to suppress the vote. Trump spoke Monday at a farmers’ roundtable in Florida. He insisted that his campaign is ahead, even though most polls show him trailing Hillary Clinton. He told the crowd gathered…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says hackers are taking aim at state and local election officials, and that at least one recent attempt was successful. Johnson tells MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Friday that “exactly who did it” remains under investigation. Last month, the FBI warned state elections officials to boost their election…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Another member of the Hubbard family is being challenged over election results from the August second primary. Once again absentee ballots are at the center of another election dispute. This time its with St. Louis’ Fifth Ward Democratic Committeeman race. Rasheen Aldridge, who served on the Ferguson Commission, lost that race…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has ordered a special election for a Missouri House seat because of problems with absentee ballots. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison on Friday set a Sept. 16 election date for a House seat out of St. Louis. The election will pit incumbent Democratic state Rep. Penny Hubbard’s against…
Farmington, MO (KTRS) A county commissioner race in St. Francois Couny is getting a do-over after the contest ended in a tie. Initial results showed that incumbent District 1 Associate Commissioner Gay Wilkinson defeated challenger Linda Black by a single vote in the Republican primary, 1,588 to 1,587. Black requested a recount. Authorities say that…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s secretary of state will announce whether voters can weigh in on cigarette taxes and campaign contribution limits. The office faces a Tuesday deadline to determine whether those initiatives and others received enough signatures to get on the Nov. 8 ballot. One proposed constitutional amendment would cap campaign donations at…
NEW YORK (AP) – A new poll shows about three out of four Americans believe Donald Trump will further divide the country if elected, but doubts remain about Hillary Clinton’s ability to unite as well. The survey released Monday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found only about a third of people…
Scott Leiendecker, founder of KNOWiNK, joined Martin and Randi to talk about their new creation called the poll pad, which is voting on an app.
