Several days ago, American Third Party Report broke news that the Constitution Party of New Mexico (CPNM) went against the national party and nominated a ticket of Samm Tittle for president and CPNM chairman J.W. Fakes for vice president.
I contacted Fakes to confirm the report and determine whether the CPNM had, in effect, disaffiliated from the national party with the move.… Read more ...
Earlier this week on the campaign website of businessman Don Blankenship, the Constitution Party released the following statement concerning its nomination last week of Blankenship for President and Michigan Taxpayers Party chairman William Mohr for Vice President.
The Constitution Party held its Presidential Nominating Convention telephonically on May 1 and 2, 2020. … Read more ...
John Bloom, chairman of the Constitution Party of Virginia, which disaffiliated from the national party last June and attempted to reaffiliate last month, wrote a letter, posted on American Third Party Report, in which he makes false statements about newly-minted 2020 Constitution Party presidential nominee Don Blankenship and calls the national Constitution Party a “FAKE political party.”… Read more ...
At its National Convention online today, the Constitution Party nominated former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship for President on the second ballot. William Mohr was nominated unanimously for vice president.
As posted at Ballot Access News, the vote went as follows:
First ballot:
Second ballot:
Blankenship, 70, was the CEO of Massey, a coal mining company, from 2000 until 2010. … Read more ...
As Ballot Access News reports, Don Blankenship, the leading candidate for the Constitution Party’s 2020 presidential nomination, obtained a procedural victory in his defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and civil conspiracy lawsuit, which now goes to trial. Blankenship is suing the National Republican Senatorial Committee, multiple media outlets, and individuals that incorrectly labeled him a “felon” during his unsuccessful 2018 run for the Republican Party’s U.S.… Read more ...
As Ballot Access News reports, the Constitution Party yesterday changed its National Convention from a meatspace affair to a cyberspace event. This comes as the coronavirus pandemic forces closures around the world, with local governments shuttering nonessential businesses and advising or ordering residents to remain home.
The party’s executive committee voted to hold the convention by video-conference May 1-2, rather than the planned venue of St.… Read more ...
The Constitution Party’s official website lists the following individuals as candidates for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination. Each name below links to the candidate’s campaign website:
 Don Blankenship |
 Daniel Cummings |
 Don Grundmann |
 Charles Kraut |
 Samm Tittle |
The site does not explain what criteria it uses for candidate inclusion.
Politics1.com lists the following individuals as candidates for the Constitution Party nomination with links (where available) to each candidate’s campaign website. … Read more ...
The city of St. Louis, Missouri has banned any public gatherings of more than fifty people due to the coronavirus pandemic. Therefore, unless the ban is lifted before the planned Constitution Party National Convention on April 29 through May 2, the Convention will not be able to go forward.
According to Ballot Access News, the Constitution Party’s Executive Committee are to meet next week to determine what course of action to take.… Read more ...
With the threat of coronavirus cancelling large gatherings, I have attempted to contact the leadership of the Constitution Party since earlier this week to confirm whether the National Convention will go forward as scheduled April 29 to May 2 in St. Louis, Missouri. Thus far I have received no responses. I discussed the matter with Constitution Party presidential candidate Dr.… Read more ...
The Constitution Party of Idaho held its presidential primary on Super Tuesday 2.0 (March 10).
According to the results posted on the State of Idaho Elections Department website, Don Blankenship leads with 237 votes (27.37%). The website does not show what percentage of the vote has been published.
As of right now the results are:
Last month we covered Grundmann for Congress’ release of a radio advertisement. Now with the results in from Super Tuesday, we have the following update, originally published at Saturn’s Repository:
… Read more ...Don Grundmann finished in sixth place in the March 3 jungle primary for California’s 15th Congressional district with 936 votes or 1.4 percent.