November 6, 2026
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From John Studer at The Militant:
PHILADELPHIA — “The Socialist Workers Party candidates, John Staggs for City Council at-large and myself for mayor, are both workers at Walmart,” Osborne Hart told Robert Taylor, a truck driver and Teamsters union member, as Taylor signed a nominating petition on his doorstep in the Port Richmond neighborhood here July 18.…
From Kelly Gneiting at the Independent American Party website:
I’ve heard it a thousand times, “We’re forced to vote for the lesser of two evils.”…
From the Freedom Socialist Party website:
This year Seattle City Council candidates will be voted on by district with two at-large members. While there are an unprecedented number of candidates, only one Seattle City Council candidate, Kshama Sawant of Socialist Alternative, has a platform and track record that is worthy of working-class voters.…
From the American Freedom Party website:
Donald Trump discovers what the American Freedom Party has stated for years! That there is an issue with immigration in this country.…
From Richard Winger at Ballot Access News:
The Pennsylvania Senate State Government will hold a hearing on SB 495 on Tuesday, September 22, at 9 am.…
Press release from the Ohio Green Party:
The Ohio Green Party wishes to acknowledge and congratulate the local activists working with SE Ohio NORML for their successful efforts in the city of Logan, OH.…
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein said Tuesday, “I was honored to speak in Ferguson Saturday alongside locals active in the #BlackLivesMatter movement. I’m committed to lifting up the voices of these courageous activists calling for an immediate end to police brutality, mass incarceration, and all forms of institutional racism.”…
Gary Johnson isn’t officially running for president in 2016, but he appears to be inching closer to that decision. Other than expressing an intention to run, he has not made a formal announcement, nor even filed candidacy papers with the FEC.
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Ted Brown, the chairman of the Libertarian Party of CA, has made this announcement on Facebook today:
Ted Brown, chairman of the Libertarian Party of California, has announced that our state party will be endorsing the referendum to overturn the mandatory vaccination law which was recently passed in CA. …
