November 8, 2026
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Ralph Nader at http://blog.nader.org:
With the Tea Partiers giving the establishment Republican incumbents much ferment in the primaries (or retirement, as in the case of David Brat defeating powerhouse Congressman Eric Cantor in Virginia), what are progressives doing to their corporate-indentured incumbent Democrats?…
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The Los Angeles Times has this story about the California write-in candidates who placed second in the June 2014 primary. In all cases, a write-in candidate only placed second when only one candidate had filed to be on the June ballot for that office.
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Overby Addresses Jolly Reversal on Marriage Equality Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Pinellas County, FL: July 22, 2014 – In his ongoing commitment to promote dialogue about the issues that have been identified as a concern to the community, Lucas Overby addressed the recent reversal of his opponent’s support during the Special Election of the 2008 Florida Amendment that defined marriage as a union only between one man and one woman and that thus banned the creation of similar unions, such as civil unions or same-sex marriage.…
By Walter Smolarek
How can young people avoid joining the growing ranks of the permanently unemployed or underemployed? Apologists for the system, especially in the educational field, talk all the time about the virtues of STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.…
From Ballot Access News:
Earlier this year, the New Hampshire legislature passed HB 1542, which makes it illegal for a group to circulate the petition for party status during an odd year.…
From an email announcing the launch of the new National Independent Party:
To all American Patriots:
The battle has begun. The National Independent Party is now officially launched to challenge the egregious monopoly that Democrats and Republicans have in America!…
By Steve Early
As labor-backed independent electoral efforts proliferate, more activists in other state are looking to the example of the Vermont Progressive Party (VPP). More than any other third-party formation in the country, the VPP has campaigned successfully for state legislative seats and municipal office, “while building support for reform and nudging the Democrats left.”…
From Ballot Access News:
Ed Rabel, a prominent journalist for several decades, has been certified for a place on the November 2014 West Virginia ballot.…
Over 260 Palestinians have been killed in the current war – the overwhelming majority civilians. Two Israelis have also lost their lives. The destruction raining down on the Gaza strip, carried out by the huge US-backed military machine of the Israeli government, is completely disproportionate to the threat faced by homemade rockets fired from Gaza.…
