July 30, 2026
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From Jill2016.com, September 2nd, 2016:
Here’s the story of how the elites deceived the American public:
1988 was a milestone year.
Up until then, the League of Women Voters impartially sponsored presidential debates.…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTyKRw_S_aw
American Third Party Report: In a new video released earlier today by the Evan McMullin presidential campaign, McMullin’s chief strategist Joel Searby said:
We’re building our Utah victory operation, where we are actually going to go in Utah.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Usu1z8CkHE
American Third Party Report: David Earl Williams III, an independent, officially qualified write-in candidate for Congress in Illinois’ 9th district and a former GOP candidate in the same district in 2014 (he received 14,158 votes, or 47.6% of the total, in the GOP primary running as a Ron Paul Republican), has become the first congressional candidate in Illinois to officially and publicly endorse Gary Johnson for president, via Dewforcongress.com…
Libertarian Party presidential and vice presidential nominees Gary Johnson and Bill Weld will appear on the ballot in New Hampshire this November, as their petitions were declared valid by the Secretary of StBallot Aate’s office on September 1.
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(Via ATPR): Press release from Jill2016.com, September 1st, 2016:
Challenges former VP to support ranked choice voting
Jill Stein, Green Party Presidential candidate, responded today to former Vice President Al Gore’s recent statement repeating the myth that Ralph Nader cost Gore the 2000 election.…
By Peter B. Gemma
James Madison wisely observed, “When the variety and number of political parties increases, the chance for oppression, factionalism, and non-skeptical acceptance of ideas decreases.”…
From Wes Benedict on the Libertarian National Committee email list, September 1st, 2016 (includes August LP membership numbers):
Dear LNC:
I’d like to start a discussion about several budget increase requests before a formal motion is considered.…
Image source: Realclearpolitics.com (edited to show only the Libertarian and Green Parties, and only from 1 June 2016 to 31 August 2016. NOTE: Real Clear Politics is using a different set of polling data than that which will be used by the Commission on Presidential Debates.…
By Peter B. Gemma
There is no free market of ideas, candidates, or political parties on Election Day.
It’s not for a lack of demand. According to the latest ABC News/Washington Post survey, 57 percent of Americans are dissatisfied with the choice between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton; 44 percent say they would prefer a third-party candidate to run.…