Former Niagara, WI mayor to run for Congress as independent
Niagara is a town of about 2,000 in northern Wisconsin. From the Florence Mining News:Former Niagara Mayor Joe Stern said Monday that he is running for the Eighth... Read more.
Mike Gravel: Please help fund a direct democracy documentary
Today Mike Gravel posted a video to Youtube promoting a November 10th money bomb to fund a documentary about The National Initiative for Democracy, a plan for national... Read more.
Illinois Governor to appoint a Green to state university board
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is set to name four people to serve on the board of Chicago State University. One of them, Julie Samuels, ran for Lt.…... Read more.
In two-way race, Green beating Communist in Ohio
In a rare two-way race between two members of a third party, a member of the Green Party is beating out a member of the Communist Party for a seat on the Cleveland... Read more.
Election night open thread
Report election returns, post links for where we can find them, discuss the election, talk about everything election-related!…... Read more.
On Tuesday, Pittsburgh mayor faces independent opponents
The Democratic mayor of Pittsburgh is facing two major independent challengers in tomorrow’s election, Franco Harris and Kevin Acklin.
Our own Darcy G. Richardson... Read more.
Democrats in New Jersey resort to dirty, potentially ineffective tactic
The New Jersey Democratic Party is now admitting that it has payed for robocalls in favor of independent candidate Chris Daggett. The political chattering class... Read more.
Green candidate outspending Democratic rival in New York City
Once again, New York City’s public campaign financing system is to thank for an unusually high budget Green Party campaign. This time, Green city council... Read more.
Independents in Monroe County, New York featured in local paper
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle recently featured two independent candidates in Monroe County, New York, and gave an even-handed assessment of their campaigns... Read more.
Arizona Green has critical letter published
Mary DeCamp, a Green Party candidate for city council in Tuscon, Arizona, had a letter published in the Arizona Daily Wildcat, the University of Arizona’s... Read more.