How many people in Montana would like to change their votes right about now? It’s a question worth asking. Last night, just hours before polls opened for a special election day in the race to replace former Congressman Ryan Zinke (now Trump’s Secretary of the Interior), Republican candidate Greg Gianforte body slammed a reporter from the…
Nearly 40 Percent Of North Dakota Voters Cast Ballots Early, Up From 2010
Back in September SAB columnist James Kerian wrote in a column that Republicans, who typically disdain early voting, must adapt to it. “In a contest we must let our actions be guided by what the rules are, not what we would wish them to be,” he wrote. That statement is looking wise in light of…
Over 73,000 North Dakotans Have Already Voted
Increasingly, last-minute campaign tactics are losing their effectiveness. The “October surprise” or that zero-hour air drop of cash into a close campaign means less and less. The reason is early voting. A week ago 40,599 North Dakotans had already cast their ballots. Today, according to numbers from the Associated Press, that number is 73,612 and…
Over 40,000 North Dakotans Have Already Cast Their Ballots
We’re in the last week of the election season, and in years past this was usually when the various campaigns make while accusations about cheating or scandal or corruption. But in modern politics we don’t have election day so much as we have election month. According to the Secretary of State’s office, as of last…
James Kerian: The Right Must Adapt To Early Voting
Not long ago we had a campaign season that ended with an election day. Now, like it or not, we have a campaign season that leads into (and becomes intermingled with) an election season. Absentee/early voting was once an exceptional privilege and voters would have to give a reason to be allowed this privilege. Now…