June 11, 2026
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Darcy Richardson at Uncovered Politics:
The poll, conducted between October 18 and October 21, showed Rubio, an early darling of the Tea Party movement, leading with 39.6 percent of the vote to 33.3 percent for Crist, who broke with his party in April to run without party affiliation.…
Ross Levin profiles Ben Manski, Hugh Giordano and Jeremy Karpen at Politics in the Zeros. Excerpt:
These are just the candidates that I know of from my work in the Green Party and what I can glean online.
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Mary Turck in the Twin Cities Daily Planet (H/T Michael Cavlan):
Farheen Hakeem and Dan Dittman are listed on the ballot as Green Party candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, though they are not listed on the Green Party of Minnesota web page and did not win endorsement in the Green Party’s May convention.…
From Clements for Senate (H/T GPUS):
COLUMBIA, SC — U.S. Senate candidate Tom Clements of the S. C. Green Party condemned Jim DeMint’s acceptance of corporate donations from British Petroleum (BP), saying “DeMint’s taking money from BP shows he’s in bed with the dirty industry Congress is supposed to regulate.…
Sent to [email protected] by Dennis Mikolay:
Two new videos have been uploaded to the Reform Party of New Jersey’s
YouTube account. The first video features Jacob Zychick, the chairman of
the RPNJ, discussing why New Jersey residents need to view the Reform
Party as a serious contender.…
Emailed by Steve Hoodjer to [email protected]:
Mid-Major Candidates Debate on Iowa Public Television, Radio
In the past two weeks, Iowa Public Broadcasting has held three candidate forums that have included independent and mid-major party candidates.…
Eric Black has an interesting article about a recent poll on the Minnesota gubernatorial race. The whole thing is worth a read, but here are some relevant excerpts.…
The latest from The Ledger:
“Hi, this is Newt Gingrich…Florida Democrats have created a fake Tea political party to split our conservative vote and keep (House Speaker) Nancy Pelosi in power.
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When was the last time you heard of the President of the United States endorsing a third party candidate?
Admittedly, it didn’t happen this cycle. Nevertheless, Lincoln Chafee got the next best thing.…