On April 30, the chair of the Hawaii Democratic Party said that the Democratic Party will not appeal the decision of the Elections Commission that the We the People Party is on the ballot. We the People is the vehicle for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to appear on the ballot in Hawaii. It is conceivable that the party will have candidates for office other than President. Any Hawaii adult citizen is free to run in the party’s August primary for Congress or state legislature.
The Bulwark has this interesting analysis of legal complexities of the Republican Party nominates two residents of Florida for national office. Thanks to Richard Grayson for the link.
This morning the Libertarian Party announced that Donald Trump has accepted the invitation extended to him to speak at the Libertarian National Convention, May 24-27, in Washington, DC.
A similar invitation was extended to Joe Biden, but it has not been accepted.
Trump will answer questions on Saturday, May 25. Beforehand, the convention will vote on which topics should be included in the questions.
It seems unprecedented that a major party presidential nominee would speak at a minor party convention. According to Darcy Richardson, Eleanor Roosevelt spoke at the Liberal Party kick-off campaign event on August 2, 1944 in New York city, which seems to be the only historical precedent even remotely close.
Kansas has released registration totals for April 2024: Republican 874,132; Democratic 503,972; Libertarian 24,151; No Labels 39; independent and miscellaneous 563,482.
Percentages are: Republican 44.47%; Democratic 25.64%; Libertarian 1.23%; independent and miscellaneous 28.66%.
Percentages in October 2023 were: Republican 44.48%; Democratic 25.96%; Libertarian 1.23%; independent and miscellaneous 28.32%.
On April 17, a Michigan state trial court dismissed the intraparty lawsuit filed by one faction of the Michigan Libertarian Party. Judge Aaron Gauthier of the Cheyboygan Circuit Court said the plaintiffs must appeal to the Michigan State Libertarian Judicial Committee before expecting a court to intervene. Saliba v Chadderdon, 2024-9034-cz.
