This article was originally published by the Nebraska Examiner on May 26, 2026. It is republished here under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Any views expressed are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect those of Independent Political Report or the Outsider Media Foundation.…
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Democratic Officials Increasingly Look to Independent Candidates as Red State Strategy
Democratic officials and allies appear to be increasingly looking to independent candidates in heavily Republican states as a way to compete where the Democratic Party label remains an electoral liability.…
Nebraska Democratic Senate Primary Won by Candidate Expected to Back Independent Dan Osborn
Cindy Burbank won Nebraska’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, running as a placeholder candidate with the intent to withdraw and support independent Dan Osborn in the general election.…
Nebraska Democratic Senate Candidate Burbank Paid Third-Party Candidate’s Filing Fee
This article was originally published by the Nebraska Examiner on March 24, 2026. It is republished here under a CC BY‑NC‑ND 4.0 license. Any views expressed are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect those of Independent Political Report or the Outsider Media Foundation.…
Reform Party Announces First Endorsements of 2026 Election Cycle
The Reform Party of the United States has released its first round of candidate endorsements for the 2026 election cycle, backing two independent candidates for statewide office along with several others running for local positions in North Carolina and Colorado.…
Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party to Have Contested U.S. Senate Primary
The Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party will have a contested primary for the state’s U.S. Senate seat later this year after two candidates filed to seek its nomination.…
Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party to Have Contested Gubernatorial Primary
The Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party will have a contested gubernatorial primary this year, after two candidates filed paperwork to seek the party’s nomination for the 2026 general election.…
Multiple State Libertarian Parties, Pennsylvania We The People Party File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Asset Forfeiture Case
Nine state Libertarian Parties and the We The People Party of Pennsylvania have filed an amicus brief calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Barton v.…
Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party Reports More Than 10,000 Registered Members, Names New State Chair
The Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party has enrolled over 10,000 registered voters, satisfying one of two ways for a political organization to qualify for recognized party status in the state.…





