The March 8 Los Angeles Times has this op-ed by Marcela Miranda-Caballero and David Daley. It is behind a pay wall, but it says that the California top-two system is flawed and should be replaced with a top-four system. Thanks to Eric Wong for the link.
But, the organization does not currently have a Presidential candidate and admits that it may not get someone suitable to sign on the dotted line.
Jill Stein is seeking federal matching funds this year, and expects to qualify fairly soon. She is probably the only presidential candidate who is seeking the funds this year. Major party presidential candidates typically aren’t interested, because people who receive matching funds must follow strict campaign finance rules that limit how much they can spend in any particular state.
Nebraska has a presidential primary on May 14. The Libertarian ballot will list Charles Ballay, Jacob Hornberger, Lars Mapstead, Chase Oliver, Michael Rectenwald, and Mike ter Maat.
The primaries will also nominate candidates for Congress.
From Politico’s Playbook newsletter from earlier today:
SPOILER ALERT — At a pivotal virtual meeting tomorrow, No Labels members are expected to vote to jump into the presidential race — though the group won’t yet select its ticket, AP’s Thomas Beaumont and Steve Peoples report.
Strategy shift?: Notably, No Labels is no longer saying they’re trying to get on the ballot in all 50 states, as they’ve long touted as their ambition for 2024 (and which No Labels still currently says on their website), Daniel Lippman writes in. In an op-ed in the Dallas Morning News last week, No Labels honcho NANCY JACOBSON wrote, “We have a strategy to get on the majority of state ballots for an independent presidential ticket.” A No Labels spokesperson didn’t respond to a request for comment on the change.
Thanks to Politico and politicalwire.com for the heads up!
