Even though the Libertarian Party’s presidential primaries are not binding, Jacob Hornberger is making a vigorous effort to win the March 3 California Libertarian primary. He has arranged for robocalls to registered Libertarians, asking for a vote.
Maine is one of three states that makes it extraordinarily difficult for members of small ballot-qualified parties to get on their own party’s primary ballot. The others are Arizona and Massachusetts. This news story explains the difficulty the Green Party is having this year, as it seeks to help its only candidate for U.S. Senate qualify for the Green primary ballot.
A lawsuit filed by the Maine Libertarian Party is currently pending against the Maine restriction, although the news story does not mention it.
This Iowa news story mentions that the Iowa Libertarian Party registration has grown 84% since 2016, and notes that is far faster growth than either of the two major parties.
Connecticut election law, like the laws of several dozen other states, says the state will print presidential candidates on presidential primary ballots if they are discussed in the news media. The Connecticut Secretary of State has determined that William Weld and Rocky De La Fuente are discussed in the news media, so they will be on the Connecticut Republican presidential primary ballot, along with President Donald Trump.
Connecticut is the first state with a “media” law that has put De La Fuente on the ballot. Thanks to Darcy Richardson for this news.
The Bulwark, an on-line newspaper, has this op-ed by Neal Simon, advocating that Mitt Romney run for president in 2020 as an independent, with Michael Bloomberg for vice-president. Simon lives in Maryland and was an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018.
The Bulwark was founded in 2018, with most of its staff coming from the Weekly Standard, associated with Bill Kristol.
