The Washington Post has this Associated Press story about Ralph Nader’s new lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee, over the Committee’s actions in 2004 to keep Nader off as many ballots as possible. The AP story erroneously says Nader only … Continue reading
On January 8, Real Clear Politics published this essay by David Paul Kuhn, which tries to draw conclusions about public attitudes on how big or small government should be. The essay relies on polling data. Pollsters find it tough to … Continue reading
Mississippi ballots have always contained write-in space, but the state has a unique law that says write-ins can not be counted unless one of the candidates whose name is printed on the ballot has died after the ballots were printed, … Continue reading
The Boston Globe has this interesting story about Vermont’s independent U.S. Senator, Bernie Sanders. One of the interesting tidbits in the story is that Senator Sanders’ older brother, Larry Sanders, is an elected Green Party county councillor in Oxford, England. … Continue reading
On January 1, “Third Party and Independent Daily” was launched. See it here. We seem to be at a moment in time when interest in independent candidates and minor parties is growing. The new blog is one sign of that. … Continue reading
