June 8, 2026
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From Public Policy Polling via Third Party and Independent Daily:
We’ve found a lot of brutal poll numbers for Sarah Palin so far in 2011: down in South Dakota, down in South Carolina, down in Arizona, only up by 1 point in Texas, only up by 1 point in Nebraska to name a few.
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On March 10, a California Superior Court Judge in Solano County tentatively dismissed the lawsuit King v Robinson on procedural issues. Here is the two-paragraph ruling.…
Constitution Party News via TPID:
Tom Tancredo’s American Constitution candidacy in Colorado won 620,632 votes. This total is far and away the top votal total for any candidate outside the Democrat or Republican Party.…
from Ballot Access News
Political Parties Gain Qualified Status in Some States, Lose it in Others
November 2nd, 2010
Here is a partial rundown on whether various minor parties in various states either gained, kept, or lost qualified status, as a result of votes cast on November 2, 2010: [These are based on early returns.
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Ballot Access News:
Field Poll Shows California Gubernatorial “Other” Candidates at 5%
On October 28, the Field Poll released a gubernatorial poll for California. The poll did not mention all 6 candidates on the ballot.
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The news of this dirty politics comes from the San Francisco Chronicle, with a H/T to Gene Berkman:
Seeking any slight advantage in their effort to avoid losing control of Congress, Democrats are working behind the scenes in a number of tight races to bolster longshot third-party candidates who have platforms at odds with the Democratic agenda but hold the promise of siphoning Republican votes.
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Sarah Foster published this piece on Chelene Nightingale’s “Save California” walk at News With Views. I found it reposted at the Constitution Party website.
It was an exhausting eight days, but California gubernatorial candidate Chelene Nightingale, the American Independent/Constitution Party’s nominee, and her campaign team beat the odds, arriving at the state capital mid-afternoon Friday, Sept.…
Ever since 2008, the American Independent Party of California has had two sets of rival state officers, and the dispute over the identity of the legal officers has been in state court.…
I just received an e-mail announcing that former Virginia 5th District Congressman, Virgil Goode, is endorsing Chelene Nightingale for
Governor of California. It advised that a written endorsement will follow.…