June 2, 2026
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The Washington Post published an election predictions page, with a chart of high-profile pundits and their take on the Dem/Rep spreads.
In a follow-up post, a Washington Post staffer noticed the article’s slight of third parties (if not apologizing for it.)…
Ralph Davenport is a former state legislator in South Carolina who is running to reclaim his seat. He served as a Republican for twenty-two years, but he is now running as a member of the Constitution Party.…
Chuck Muth is a well known political commentator in the state of Nevada. He is also the President and CEO of Citizen Outreach and the former Executive Director of the American Conservative Union.…
We reported yesterday that the American Constitution Party’s candidate for Governor of Colorado, Tom Tancredo, had received the endorsement of the former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin.…
Tom Tancredo is mostly known as a one-trick pony as far as politics goes. His key issue is illegal immigration, but this article brings into question whether he really is the “racist” or “nativist” that many people say he is.…
Karen England is a write-in candidate for Lt. Governor of California who is running against Republican Abel Maldonado and Democrat Gavin Newsom. It is widely believed that England is the “tea party” candidate for the office, but without any spot on the ballot, it is unlikely that she’ll be able to score more than a couple of percentage points.…
[Somehow this editorial escaped IPR attention.]
Jake Towne, Independent Candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 15th district, was recently endorsed by the Express-Times. This is one of the two major newspapers in the congressional district; the other does not endorse candidates.…
Remember this story, where Independent Glenn Wilson’s campaign manager resigned in principle? Turns out Rich Carlson was lying. The Michigan Messenger reports:
NPR reports now that this was a story made up with help from the Benishek campaign.
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Laura Wells, Green Party gubernatorial nominee, will appear in court in San Rafael, California, on election day. She was arrested for trespassing last month when she tried to sit in the audience for one of the Jerry Brown-Meg Whitman major party gubernatorial debates.…