Ohio’s Columbus Dispatch reports on Don Elijah Eckhart‘s independent run in the state’s 15th U.S. House District, saying he “could be a wild card in a close race” in which he “has secured endorsements from two political-action committees that have clout with conservative voters: the Ohio Right to Life PAC and the Family First PAC.”…
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‘Revolutionary socialist’ Banta remembered
By PJO on October 13, 2008 3:05 AM
International Viewpoint runs an obituary of Bill Banta, “a revolutionary socialist his entire adult life,” who died August 20. Banta was twice expelled from the Socialist Workers Party.…
Are Republicans infiltrating Arizona’s Green Party?
By Ross Levin on October 12, 2008 7:14 PM
The Arizona Republic recently ran an article asking, “Is Green the new red?” In it, Green Party officials accuse their candidates for Congress in Arizona’s 10th and 24th districts of not following some of the party’s key principles and abandoning (or so it seemed) the Republican party on the very same day that they were nominated by the Green Party.…
Gallup finds ‘minimal support’ for alternative presidential candidates
By PJO on October 12, 2008 1:34 AM
Frank Newport of the Gallup Poll writes, “A recent Gallup Poll in which four third-party candidates were explicitly listed for voters along with the two major-party candidates found only minimal support for any candidate other than John McCain or Barack Obama.…
Nader targets Clinton supporters in New York
By PJO on October 12, 2008 1:32 AM
The AP writes that independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, “the guy some Democrats still love to hate for his 2000 presidential bid they feel gave George Bush the presidency, is nonetheless hoping to attract Democrats and independents whose hearts were broken again when Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the nomination.”…
Brownlow could play spoiler in Oregon U.S. Senate race
By PJO on October 12, 2008 1:29 AM
Oregon Constitution Party U.S. Senate nominee Dave Brownlow “could influence the outcome” of the race, the AP reports. Pollster Tim Hibbitts said, “It’s a very close race, and Brownlow is probably going to at least pull four or five percent of the vote.”…
Reform Party USA endorses McCain for president
By PJO on October 12, 2008 1:24 AM
The AP reports Reform Party USA endorsed John McCain for president Saturday during its convention in Hicksville, New York. Party Chairman Frank MacKay says representatives from 27 states voted to endorse McCain, while none backed Barack Obama.…
Harrisburg newspaper critical of Pennsylvania ballot access law
By PJO on October 12, 2008 1:19 AM
The Harrisburg Patriot-News writes that while the “Green and Constitution parties are recognized as official parties by state law” in Pennsylvania, “that’s not enough to guarantee them a spot on the ballot.…
Green Party candidate running for Senate against Democrat without Republican opposition
By Ross Levin on October 12, 2008 1:19 AM
A worthwhile story to bring to the attention of our readers is that of Rebekah Kennedy, the Green party candidate for Senate in Arkansas. She is running against an incumbent Democrat with no other opposition, not even from the Republicans.…