On July 23, Quinnipiac released a Florida gubernatorial poll, listing the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian nominees. The results: incumbent Republican Rick Scott 37%, Democrat and former Governor Charlie Crist 39%, Libertarian Adrian Wyllie 9%, other or undecided 15%. See here for more detail.
There will be six candidates on the November ballot. Those not included in the poll are independent candidates Farid Khavari, Joe Allen, and Glenn Burkett.
The New Hampshire Libertarian Party’s ballot access lawsuit, filed on July 22, has received media coverage. Here is the Concord Monitor story. Here is the Union Leader coverage. Here is the AP story.
On July 22, Georgia held run-off primaries for the Republican and Democratic Parties. Bob Barr, who was the Libertarian presidential nominee in 2008, was defeated in the Republican primary in the Eleventh District. Here is a link to the state’s tentative election returns. In the 11th district, the vote so far is Barr 17,794; Barry Loudermilk 34,641. The Eleventh District is northwest of Atlanta and is centered on Marietta.
Jacobin has this interesting analysis of the New York gubernatorial race, and the relationship between the left, the Howie Hawkins (Green Party nominee), Governor Andrew Cuomo, and the Working Families Party. Thanks to Thomas MacMillan for the link.
Allies of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo plan to petition to get the “Women’s Equality Party” on the November ballot. The party would nominate Cuomo, so he would then be on the ballot with four lines: Democratic, Working Families, Independence, and Women’s Equality. See this story.
