The New York Independence Party became a ballot-qualified party in November 1994, and was on the ballot continuously ever since, although under the new definition of a “qualified party” passed in 2020, it went off the ballot in November 2020.
In November 2020 it had its lowest voter support since becoming a qualified party. Its nominee for the top office on the ballot, Brock Pierce for president, only polled .26% of the vote. Except in 2008, the Independence Party has always nominated someone for president who was not a Democrat or a Republican, if it nominated anyone at all. In 1996 it nominated Ross Perot and got 7.97%. In 2000 it nominated John Hagelin of the Natural Law Party and got .36%. In 2004 it nominated Ralph Nader and got 1.14%. In 2008 it nominated Republican nominee John McCain and got 2.15%. In 2012 it had no presidential nominee. In 2016 it nominated Gary Johnson, who was also the Libertarian nominee, and got 1.55%.
In 2020, as in past years, almost all of the Independence Party’s nominees for Congress and state legislature were also Democratic or Republican nominees. In 2020, for U.S. House, the Independence Party only attracted 1.23% of the vote in the U.S. House races in which it had a nominee, the lowest ever. In the past it always ranged between 2.63% and 5.43% for U.S. House.
For State Senate in 2020, it polled 2.23% in the districts in which it was on the ballot, the lowest since 1994. For Assembly in 2020, it polled 2.42% in districts where it had a nominee, the lowest since 1994.
If the other minor parties who are suing New York state win their lawsuits against the new definition of “party”, then the Independence Party will be restored to the ballot also. The Independence Party recently became the New York state affiliate of the Alliance Party.
INDIVIDUAL HUMAN PERSONS ARE NOMINATED AND ELECTED —
NOT ARTIFICIAL PERSONS — LIKE *POLITICAL PARTIES*.
I wish Jo Jorgensen had received their nomination last year.
Are you a leftist pinko commie burn loot murder supporter pretending to be a libertarian like her?
Faking libertarianism is common thing, look at Robert Stock. Demo Rep on the other hand loves Hitler and Stalin.
If they’re affiliated with another party, then they are not independent. End of PSA.
Question: What is this about a new owner of IPR?
William Saturn?
Richard?
Since I am banned from commenting there, I can’t ask this question there, now can I?
Maybe that will change now.
BTW, the gal who was shot at the Capital-Ashli Babbitt, 35, was an air force veteran of several tours.
I want to see an investigation of this shooting.
I do not care how crazy she was, MAGA, Q Anon etc.
There were riot police with rifles all around her.
They did not shoot.
She was unarmed. Come on, now.
If there is a new owner of IPR, that would probably be a good thing, depending on who it is.
Andy,
WSS said there is a new owner as of a day ago in January Open Thread.
I am sorry, there is nothing in the Capitol worth shooting an unarmed person.
Richard,
Do you know anything about a change in ownership at IPR?
Has anyone heard any news about the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting?
I have not.
It has been over two years.
For NON-trolls / conspiracy fanatics –
which IPR ???
Independent Political Report.
So from now onwards it would be Alliance Party that should be referred to as New York Independence Party is now an affiliate of this party.
From now on there should only be the Republican party.
https://independentpoliticalreport.com/about/
About IPR
Independent Political Report is owned by SpinJ Corporation, Boca Falls Drive, Boca Raton, Florida 33428.
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taken over by Trump ???
He doesn’t care about spoiler parties, moron troll.
Demo Rep, IIRC, I heard Warren Redlich owned IPR via a company very possible the one you wrote. That he owned or controlled.
So somehow William S. Saturn is privy to the sale of IPR.
As of January 6.
To whom? Idk.
I would like to know to contact this person/company in order to get commenting priviliges restored.
I have some things to say after all these years.
I was banned. So was Andy, Nathan Norman and Ogle.
Yet they seem to comment here without much problem
AND, why was WSS never banned?
Was there any others banned?