According to this article, there will be a U.S. Senate debate in Alaska that includes the Republican incumbent, her Libertarian opponent, her independent opponent, but not the Democratic nominee, Ray Metcalfe. It is not known why Metcalfe is not participating.
The Peoples world, the on-line publication of the Communist Party USA, has this essay by Michael Arney, criticizing voters who vote for someone for president other than Hillary Clinton.
Free-lance writer Ross Barkan has this essay in the Village Voice: “Third Party Voters Need Persuading, Not Pummeling.”
This newspaper story explains the write-in laws governing presidential elections. It points out that all write-ins in Vermont and six other states are valid, whether the write-in candidate filed a declaration of write-in candidacy or not. It also suggests that many Vermont voters intend to cast a write-in vote for Sanders for President, whether he likes it or not. Such votes will be tallied.
Steven Machat is on the ballot as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Florida. The first U.S. Senate debate in that race includes only the Republican and Democratic nominees, and is set for October 14. Machat earlier sued the debate sponsors over their 15% polling standard, but a federal court rejected his lawsuit on procedural grounds. He has refiled the case in state court. See this story. There have been no polls in Florida that include Machat.
