Ross Perot spoke to a Newsweek reporter recently. An account of the interview is here. Perot had not spoken to the press (previous to this interview) for many years. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for this link.
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The Party for Socialism and Liberation announced its national ticket: Gloria La Riva for president, and Eugene Puryear for vice-president. The party also announced a candidate for U.S. House, Florida 22nd district, Michael Prysner. It is understood that Prysner will attempt to get on the ballot in Florida, which requires either a very high filing fee (over $9,000), or a petition in lieu of filing fee. No Socialist has been on the ballot in Florida for either branch of Congress since 1920.
The party’s web site is www.pslweb.org. The campaign office is in Washington, D.C. The website lists local contacts or local offices in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New York, South Dakota, and Washington state.
On January 17, the 5th circuit refused to grant an injunction to force the Texas Democratic Party to list Dennis Kucinich on its presidential primary ballot. Kucinich will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. Kucinich refused to sign the oath that the party requires, that all candidates will “fully support” the party’s eventual presidential nominee. Kucinich v Texas Democratic Party, 08-50038. The three judges who denied the request for an injunction are Jacques Wiener and Emilio Garza (Bush Sr. appointees) and Edward Prado (a Bush Jr. appointee).
On January 17, a U.S. District Court in Nevada ruled in favor of the Nevada Democratic Party, over whether the party is free to run its caucuses according to its own rules, or whether it must follow state election law. The party had set up at-large caucus locations, in business establishments with at least 4,000 employees. State law regulates caucuses to some extent, and doesn’t provide for such extra locations.
The Nevada Democratic Party was assisted with an amicus curiae brief by the national Democratic Party. The case is Chesnut v Democratic Party of Nevada, 2:08-cv-46. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the news. Here is a New York Times story about the decision.
The Party for Socialism and Liberation is expected to announce a presidential and vice-presidential nominee sometime on January 17. This party has never had any nominees for public office in the past, and is only a few years old. Some of its members were formerly members of the Workers World Party. UPDATE: the announcement will come on January 18.