Against the Nay-Sayers: Countering the Stock Arguments for the Two-Party State
Proponents of third party and independent politics are certainly familiar with the most common arguments against third party and independent political activism forwarded... Read more.
ME-Gov: Independent Eliot Cutler Receives Avalanche of Endorsements
In Maine’s gubernatorial race, it appears that Independent candidate Eliot Cutler has all the momentum. Republican front-runner Paul LePage has maintained... Read more.
TPID: Interview with Darcy Richardson
Last week at Third Party and Independent Daily, I published a lengthy three-part interview with Darcy Richardson. Darcy is a veteran independent political activist,... Read more.
IL-Gov: Whitney’s name will be misspelled on ballots in nearly 24 wards, officials will not correct the error
From the Chicago Sun Times:
The last name of Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney is misspelled as “Whitey” on electronic-voting machines... Read more.
Pirate Party Endorses Six Candidates Nationwide
Cross-posted from Poli-Tea. Following my recent post on the Pirate Party’s criticism of the Senate’s efforts to create an internet “blacklist,”... Read more.
Brian Moore Endorses Independent Farid Khavari for Florida Governor
From Darcy Richardson at Uncovered Politics:
Alex Sink’s chances of becoming the first Democrat to win the Florida governorship in sixteen years suffered a blow... Read more.
Pirate Party: With proposed blacklists, Senate has its “foot in the door” on internet censorship
In a recent post at Poli-Tea on the Democratic-Republican national security police state and surveillance society, I noted that S.3804 (a bipartisan bill aimed supposedly... Read more.
Study: Number of Wisconsin Third Party and Independent Candidates at Historic High
At the University of Minnesota’s Smart Politics blog, Eric Ostermeier has been doing some really great studies of historical trends in the American third party... Read more.
Poli-Tea: Best Political Ads for Third Party and Independent Candidates
From Poli-Tea:
What are the year’s best political ads for third party and independent candidates (so far)? Over the last week, I’ve viewed dozens... Read more.
Tom Horner: “We’ve got momentum”
In a new ad, Independence Party candidate for governor of Minnesota, Tom Horner, seeks to build upon his campaign’s momentum heading into the final stretch... Read more.