July 30, 2026
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From Peter Orvetti at Green Party Watch:
In her column in The Daily Orange of Syracuse University, Keely Sullivan writes that while Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein “doesn’t have the name-recognition of a Bush or a Clinton, she’s the type of candidate voters are waiting for.”…
From Richard Winger at Ballot Access News:
The Arkansas Secretary of State’s office has determined that the petition to place Jim Hedges on the November 2016 ballot as a presidential candidate is valid.…
From The Libertarian Republic:
1. Because There Is No Hiding We’re Libertarians
Forget the whole “he’s a liberty Republican” or the old “he’s libertarian leaning!”…
The following is an email chain of an ongoing discussion between members of the Libertarian National Committee concerning the criteria for listing candidates seeking the Party’s Presidential nomination at its website.…
From Dr. Eric Ostermeier at Smart Politics:
Curtis, founder and CEO of the news aggregator website Fark, has polled in the mid- to high single digits in the scant three-way surveys that have been conducted of the race to date.…
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