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Posts published in May 2026
The Wyoming Constitution Party is hoping a gubernatorial run by conservative activist Rebecca Bextel can elevate it beyond its current minor party status and give Wyoming a third major political party.…
Chase Oliver has suspended his Libertarian Party bid for governor of Georgia, saying in a social media statement that he is stepping aside for family and personal reasons.…
The Liberal Party USA has named Jennifer Moore as its new interim national chair. Moore, chair of the party’s Pennsylvania affiliate and an elected local official, will lead the organization through January 2027.…
This article was originally published by the Kansas Reflector on April 27, 2026. It is republished here under a CC BY‑NC‑ND 4.0 license. Any views expressed are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect those of Independent Political Report or the Outsider Media Foundation.…
Democratic officials and allies appear to be increasingly looking to independent candidates in heavily Republican states as a way to compete where the Democratic Party label remains an electoral liability.…
Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Tom Woodard has suspended his campaign and endorsed Republican Steve Hilton in California’s upcoming primary, calling on other Libertarians to support Hilton ahead of the June election.…
Long accepted and widely regarded by Americans as the quintessential political structure, the two-party system in the U.S. was not part of its founding, has no legal basis, and subverts representative government in favor of partisan loyalty.…
The United States Pirate Party hosted leaders of the National Bull Moose Party during a recent Pirate National Committee meeting, continuing its outreach to other political organizations.…