June 2, 2026
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Earlier this month, during a protest against school budget cuts Philadelphia police arrested Cheri Honkala, the Green Party’s 2012 Green Party Vice Presidential Candidate and National Coordinator of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign. …
Bloomberg News reports the results of a poll of Virginia voters aged 18 to 35, and it is bad news for Republican Ed Gillespie, Republican candidate for U.S.…
National Journal reports on an independent expenditure campaign in support of Sean Haugh, Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from North Carolina.
A Republican group connected to the billionaire Koch brothers is making a last-ditch effort to push the GOP Senate candidate in North Carolina across the finish line by urging young voters to get behind the marijuana-supporting libertarian in the race.…
Zack Strong is the Independent American Party’s candidate for U.S. House in Utah’s 3rd district. The following was posted to the party’s website:
Yesterday morning a gunman with a rifle began shooting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, resulting in the death of a Canadian soldier and of the shooter himself.…
From Green Party Watch:
Sue Edward, a long time co-chair of the South Carolina Green Party, has had a golden opportunity laid at her feet.…
Bill Walker is an independent candidate for Governor of Alaska. His running mate is Democrat Byron Mallott. Press Release from the Walker campaign:
Independent candidate for governor, Bill Walker, responded today to questions regarding a recent event hosted by former governor Sarah Palin.…
Press Release from the Hawkins campaign:
Progressive and Democratic anger at Governor Cuomo on everything from fracking to the Moreland Commission on corruption, from tax breaks for the rich to too much money in politics has pushed progressive support towards Howie Hawkins.…
Michael McDermott, Libertarian for Governor of NY, 2014
Howie Hawkins, Green for Governor of NY, 2014
Email from Mark Axinn:
This is it!
8:00 p.m. tonight (Eastern Daylight Time), Wednesday, Ocotober 22 (right about exactly the time I am posting this -p).…
Bob Helland is the Independence Party of Minnesota’s candidate for Secretary of State. From the candidate’s tumblr:
Today, DFL candidate Steve Simon released what he calls “Next Generation Election Reform Proposals”.…