On October 18, the California Independent Voters Network conducted an on-line debate between Gary Johnson and Jill Stein. Here is the transcript. The moderator was Steve Peace.

One of the ironies of CAIVN sponsoring this debate is that CAIVN works very hard to implement top-two systems. If any state, or the nation, used the top-two system for presidential elections, Gary Johnson and Jill Stein couldn’t be running for President in the general election season. Maybe this debate marks a turning point for Steve Peace and CAIVN in their attitude toward top-two systems.

The Washington Post has this fairly lengthy story about Gary Johnson. The story also mentions the October 23 debate in which Johnson, Jill Stein, Virgil Goode, and Rocky Anderson, will debate each other. Thanks to Mike for the link.

The Weekly Standard has a lengthy article about Randall Terry, written by Matt Labash. Terry is on the ballot as an independent presidential candidate in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Nebraska, and because he is a candidate for federal office, his television and radio ads cannot be censored. The author of the article interviewed Terry, and learned that Terry’s object is to help defeat President Obama. He believes his television ads will detract from Obama’s vote. If he is correct, this is yet another instance in which the conventional wisdom about “spoiling” is wrong. Thanks to Michael Skaggs for the link.