Unity.08 leaders, so far, have shown no interest in working to improve ballot access laws, even though Unity.08 itself will be greatly injured by some of them. Unity.08 desires to sponsor an independent presidential candidate, chosen in the early summer … Continue reading
C-SPAN has Bill Redpath, Libertarian Party national chair on for 30 minutes at 9 am (eastern time), Saturday, Nov. 4; he is followed by Scott McLarty, Green Party national media director. Each segment encourages viewers to phone in a question. … Continue reading
Utah is the only state in which two different Green Parties are on the ballot. One is the Desert Greens; the other is the Green Party. This is because the party split into two factions in 2004, and had not … Continue reading
Judy Baar Topinka, Republican nominee for Illinois Governor, said on November 2, “If people want to have a change, they won’t waste their vote any other way”. News media interpreted her remark as a plea to voters not to vote … Continue reading
It is fairly likely that the proportion of votes cast for minor party and independent candidates for the top-most offices next week will be the highest percentage in a mid-term year since 1914. In 2002, the proportion of voters choosing … Continue reading
