This poll for the Arkansas gubernatorial general election suggests a candidate who is not either the Republican nor Democratic nominee would receive 7.5%. It is very likely that the Libertarian Party nominee will be the only person on the general election ballot, other than the Republican and Democratic nominees. A party must poll at least 3% for the office at the top of the ballot to retain its qualified status. The last time a third party polled well enough in Arkansas to remain ballot-qualified was in 1996, when Ross Perot’s showing kept the Reform Party on the ballot.
First of all, NPR is fake news. Second, these polls always say that, and in the end the result is more like 2-3%,.
I noted that of the people polled an unusually high percentage of 9% said they were a member of a political party other than Democrat or Republican and did not say they were independent. This seems odd to me. It could very well be the reason why the number saying they would vote for someone of a party other than Democrat or Republic was high. I wonder how the people polled were chosen.
Yay!
That’s the excellent Ricky Dale Harrington at work! Got 37% or so for senate against Cotton though granted many of those voters are probably D’s. Still likely has a strong base from that, the D party is suffering in the Biden era and could bleed a lot of support to him. Is it really that hard to imagine a Libertarian topping 9% in Arkansas after Rainwater’s 12% in the Indiana 3-way race proved the L ballot line swings heavy weight up against the old parties’ unilateral Covid-fascism? What’s great about Ricky is his focus on criminal justice reform right when it has interest across aisles, and he’s winning left-of-center voters of color with that. Really the sort of candidate helping to shake the “republicans who smoke pot” cliche which is several years dated.
Though I’m aware Mele didn’t work out great in NJ, there is that. That is also NJ.