On February 2, the New York Assembly passed AB 9108, which moves the deadline for independent candidate petitions, and the petitions for the nominees of unqualified parties, from August 23 to June 7. The bill also eliminates the September primary … Continue reading
Richard Winger
This piece in Politico urges Bernie Sanders to make a campaign issue out of the fact that in “half the states”, independent voters can’t participate in the process by which the Democratic Party chooses a presidential nominee. See the third … Continue reading
On February 3, the Iowa Republican Party released the final, official tally from the February 1 caucus. Eight candidates have at least one delegate: Cruz 8, Trump 7, Rubio 7, Carson 3, Paul 1, Bush 1, Fiorina 1, Kasich 1. … Continue reading
Scott McLarty, media spokesperson for the Green Party, has this essay at Counterpunch. One of the original ideas is that while Bernie Sanders is campaigning, and easily available (at least for New Hampshire residents), he should be asked to take … Continue reading
It is rare in recent years for mainstream media to cover the political parties in the U.S. that hold themselves out as socialist. But Politico has this major story about those parties, and the Green Party, and how they react … Continue reading