On October 28, St. Mary’s College in Contra Costa County sponsored a debate for the 5 ballot-listed candidates on the ballot in the November 3 special election for California’s 10th district U.S. House race. See this story. The five parties with candidates are American Independent, Democratic, Green, Peace & Freedom, and Republican.
Richard- Any reason the LP did not put forth a nominee?
I don’t know.
Green Party’s Nader debated Banking Committee Chair Barney FRank on Ed Show on MSNBC last night..
worth a look
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R0_dU4AKPo&feature=related
New Fed,
Story says the American Independent candidate is a Libertarian…see text below.
Ranging from political left to right are: self-described socialist Mary McIlroy from El Cerrito of the Peace and Freedom Party; Jeremy Cloward from Pleasant Hill of the Green Party; liberal Democrat John Garamendi from Walnut Grove; conservative Republican David Harmer, a San Ramon resident; and libertarian Jerry Denham from Walnut Creek, representing the American Independent Party.
Minority rule in ALL single member gerrymander district systems.
Half the votes in half the gerrymander districts = about 25 percent minority rule — by extremist party hacks.
P.R. and nonpartisan A.V.
In the blanket primary in September,
Garamendi was 1st with 25.70%
Harmer was 2nd with 21.05%
Cloward was 10th with 0.51%
Denham was 13th with 0.29%
McIlroy was 14th with 0.25%
Candidates who received 34, 23, 17, 9, 8, 6, and 3 times as many votes as Cloward were eliminated.
There were 14 ballot candidates and one write-in (who finished 15th with 0.002%).
Denham is an American Indeprndent not a Libertarian. The paper was incorrect. Also Nader is not a Green. He was their candidate in 2000 when he accused of costing Gore the election. A false charge I might add.