Nominations: What are the Year’s Best Political Ads or Short Videos for Independent and Third Party Candidates?
From Poli-Tea:For next week, I’m preparing a post that will highlight the year’s best political ads or videos for third party and independent candidates... Read more.
Taking a Closer Look at the Independent Plurality
Cross-posted from Poli-Tea. The new Pew Research poll on political Independents and the midterm vote has been widely circulated in the political blogosphere, yet... Read more.
Poli-Tea: Over 600 Third Party and Independent Candidates for Governor, US House and Senate
Over the weekend, I completed what will probably be my final update of Poli-Tea’s list of third party and independent candidates, 2010. The page now lists... Read more.
Two Polls Show Significant Majority Support for Generic Third Party Alternative to Democrats and Republicans
A majority of Americans think the country needs real, viable alternatives to the Democratic and Republican parties, according to a new NYT/CBS poll. Only 42%... Read more.
NC-Senate: Libertarian Beitler Excluded from Debates on a Technicality, NCAB Evolves Rationale for Decision in Favor of Exclusion
From Poli-Tea:
According to a report at UNC’s Daily Tarheel, Libertarian candidate for US Senate, Michael Beitler, will not be invited to a number of October... Read more.
MS-1: Largest Number of Third Party and Independent House Candidates Since 1994
From TMCNet:
In a congressional race widely billed as a Democratic-Republican showdown, a host of independent and third-party candidates have emerged.
Seven to... Read more.
OH: Constitution Party candidate for US Senate indicted for unlawful sexual contact with a minor
From the Dayton Daily News:
Eric W. Deaton, a Constitution Party candidate for U.S. Senate, was indicted Tuesday, Aug. 31, for unlawful sexual conduct with a... Read more.
Alaska Senate: Murkowski May Pursue Run as Third Party or Independent Candidate
From Shushannah Walshe at the Daily Beast
There’s a new wrinkle in Alaska’s hotly contested GOP Senate primary. With Senator Lisa Murkowski trailing Palin-endorsed... Read more.
Ohio Odd Couple: Socialist and Constitution Party Senate Candidates Launch Petition for Inclusive Debates
From John Michael Spinelli at the Examiner:
While there are likely many political issues Dan La Botz and Eric Deaton do not agree on, one timely issue they do share... Read more.
Update: Georgia Libertarian/Republican Facebook Controversy, Neo-Nazi Support for GOP’s Deal Goes Back at Least Five Years
Yesterday, Red Phillips relayed word of a controversy in Georgia that revolves around a comment by GA Libertarian Party Operations Director Brett Bittner. In a... Read more.