WMAL Interview - TOM BEVAN - 08.15.17

INTERVIEW – TOM BEVAN – the Co-Founder & Publisher of RealClearPolitics

Alabama Special Election: Polls are open across Alabama today as voters are casting ballots in party primary elections for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by now Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Donald J. Trump‏ @realDonaldTrump: Luther Strange of the Great State of Alabama has my endorsement. He is strong on Border & Wall, the military, tax cuts & law enforcement.
‘Kid Rock’ May Be Ineligible for Michigan Ballot. Robert Ritchie may end up challenging Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow in Michigan next year, but his stage name, Kid Rock, may not be allowed to appear on the ballot. If Ritchie were to submit enough valid signatures to make the ballot and indicate that he wanted to be listed as “Kid Rock,” the Michigan Bureau of Elections staff would have to research the question of whether that name would be allowed. At an initial glance, Ritchie’s stage name isn’t an obviously acceptable one under the state’s criteria. According to Michigan law via the “Affidavit of Identity and Receipt of Filing,” there are five stipulations regarding the manner in which a candidate can have his or her name printed on the ballot.  For example, a candidate “may specify that both his or her given name and middle name, or only a middle name, shall appear on the ballot,” or “may specify a name that constitutes a common law name in accordance with the Michigan Department of State Guidelines.” But according to the rules, candidates may not use a “nickname that is not a recognized diminutive of the candidate’s given name.”