Among the nation’s biggest media, the New York Times has been almost unique in its disdain for the Libertarian Party. Most presidential election years, the newspaper doesn’t even mention the party or its presidential nominee. Even in 1987-1988, when for … Continue reading
On Monday, March 21, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Wittman v Personhuballah, 14-1504. The issue is Virginia’s U.S. House district boundaries. The legislature drew a plan in 2012 that was held to be an unconstitutional racial gerrymander by a 3-judge … Continue reading
Montana holds its presidential primary on June 7. The only names on the Democratic ballot will be Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. They were put on the ballot automatically because they are discussed in the news media. The only candidate … Continue reading
On March 20, Bob Healey died, at the age of 58. See this story. He founded the Cool Moose Party of Rhode Island in 1994, and was its gubernatorial candidate that year, polling 9.08%. That made it a ballot-qualified party. … Continue reading
The Oklahoma Election Board has determined that the Libertarian Party’s petition for party status is valid. This is the first time any party, other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, has been qualified in Oklahoma since November 2000, except that … Continue reading
