On May 19, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel issued a five-page order, saying only the Third Circuit can decide whether to put the Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties on the Pennsylvania ballot. This is because the basis for any … Continue reading
On May 17, the Connecticut Democratic Party nominated Bonnie E. Troy for Assembly, 135th district. Troy is a registered Green and has already obtained the Green Party’s nomination for the same seat. See this story. Connecticut permits two parties to … Continue reading
Ross Douthat, the youngest regular New York Times columnist on politics, and a conservative, here laments that Mitt Romney didn’t decide to run as an independent presidential candidate this year. … Continue reading
This column in the Spokane Spokesman-Review suggests that there is anecdotal evidence that some Idaho Democrats are registering as Republicans just before the primary, so as to influence the outcome of Republican primaries. … Continue reading
The Alaska Democratic Party had its state convention May 14-15. It did not change its bylaws to say that independent candidates may file to run in Democratic primaries. Earlier the party had been so keen to make this change, it … Continue reading
