Essential’s “Best PM” poll
Essential Research has produced a fascinating poll, asking voters who they thought was Australia's best post-WWII Prime Minister. The poll put the 21st century...
2009 election preview: British Columbia
The Canadian province of British Columbia will go to the polls on May 12, 2009, to elect 85 members of the Legislative Assembly, and...
Aging in office: inauguration edition
As a special pre-inauguration treat, for all of you staying up through the night, check out AOL's slide show of "before and after" photos...
Ecuador goes to the polls
After my series of election previews, I'm not gonna add another one to the pile (although my British Columbia post should come out tomorrow)....
Transition blues
I'm reading Jonathan Alter's The Defining Moment, which goes into the first hundred days of Franklin Roosevelt's administration in 1933. Alter in particular looks...
Nationals experiment with open primaries
Via Pollbludger, a fascinating story in the Australian the other day has revealed plans by the NSW Nationals to trial using open primaries to...
Frome by-election
The electors of Frome in South Australia went to the polls today to elect a new member of the South Australian House of Assembly...
2009 election preview: Indonesia
Indonesia will go to the polls during 2009 for their second direct presidential election and to elect the new Indonesian Parliament. The legislative election...
2009 election preview: Japan
Japan will go to the polls for a national election in 2009, at any point up to September. The election will be contested by...
Barnaby Joyce for the lower house?
In response to claims of John Howard encouraging Nationals Senate leader Barnaby Joyce to move to the House of Representatives, Sean Parnell has penned...