On May 16, the South Carolina Senate unanimously passed a bill to provide for a more rational system for candidates to file for primaries. However, the bill would have no effect on this year’s problem. See this story.

A new study released by the Brookings Institution argues that Mitt Romney's Mormon religion is unlikely to hurt him at the polls in November.

"Fed up with an inept and self-destructive GOP apparatus in Nevada, the Republican National Committee and the Mitt Romney campaign have decided to erect a 'shadow state party' in this critical swing state," Jon Ralston reports.

Said one GOP strategist: "They are still bogged down in the minutiae of whether Romney will be the presumptive nominee. We don't have time for that when the Obama campaign already is in full campaign mode. We have no use for them (the state GOP)."

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) told supporters he will not seek a House seat in Washington state this year after losing a primary to a fellow Democrat earlier this year, Roll Call reports.

Said Kucinich: "After careful consideration and discussions with Elizabeth and my closest friends, I have decided that, at this time, I can best serve from outside the Congress."

Republicans set out to embarrass the Democratic majority for not producing a budget blueprint for the last three years.

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (D) was talking to Canadian radio station CJAD-AM but the interview ended when the car carrying Dean was hit by another car.

Said Dean: "We just got hit by a car, sorry. I'm going to have to goodbye, say goodbye. Everybody's fine... going to be a bit of a struggle."

Mitt Romney cautioned that J.P. Morgan's $2 billion loss shouldn't inspire a rush for new legislation or regulation in an interview with a conservative blogger Wednesday.

Here are some answers to common questions about the "fiscal cliff" facing the U.S. economy -- what it means for taxes, spending and economic growth. And how lawmakers could avoid it.

In a potentially ominous sign for the Obama campaign, a new poll has declared Wisconsin a true tossup state, finding President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney locked in a 46%-46% tie among likely voters.

About a year after former Florida GOP chairman Jim Greer was indicted on felony charges of organized fraud, theft and money laundering, the Tampa Bay Times reports he left a message for former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist:

"Listen I just wanted to call and tell you something as a man, not like these other people that have put knives in your back and never had the courtesy of calling you directly or talking to you... there'll probably be things coming out that are going to be very hurtful to both you and Carole (Crist's wife), but I'll be honest with you, I don't care any more because I did everything I could for you."

To Crist, it sounded like Greer was attempting to extort money from him and he reported the messages to law enforcement.