The Arizona Republic recently ran an article asking, “Is Green the new red?” In it, Green Party officials accuse their candidates for Congress in Arizona’s 10th and 24th districts of not following some of the party’s key principles and abandoning (or so it seemed) the Republican party on the very same day that they [...]

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Frank Newport of the Gallup Poll writes, “A recent Gallup Poll in which four third-party candidates were explicitly listed for voters along with the two major-party candidates found only minimal support for any candidate other than John McCain or Barack Obama. Ralph Nader (independent candidate) received 2% of voter choices, Bob Barr (Libertarian Party) [...]

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The AP writes that independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, “the guy some Democrats still love to hate for his 2000 presidential bid they feel gave George Bush the presidency, is nonetheless hoping to attract Democrats and independents whose hearts were broken again when Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the nomination.” Nader will campaign in New [...]

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Oregon Constitution Party U.S. Senate nominee Dave Brownlow “could influence the outcome” of the race, the AP reports. Pollster Tim Hibbitts said, “It’s a very close race, and Brownlow is probably going to at least pull four or five percent of the vote.” While Brownlow “insists he’s not running as a spoiler,” he [...]

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The AP reports Reform Party USA endorsed John McCain for president Saturday during its convention in Hicksville, New York. Party Chairman Frank MacKay says representatives from 27 states voted to endorse McCain, while none backed Barack Obama. MacKay, who heads New York’s Independence Party, “said the endorsement is a badge of honor for [...]

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The Harrisburg Patriot-News writes that while the “Green and Constitution parties are recognized as official parties by state law” in Pennsylvania, “that’s not enough to guarantee them a spot on the ballot. Under a state law passed in 1986 with no public hearings or input, even recognized parties must go through the petition process [...]

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A worthwhile story to bring to the attention of our readers is that of Rebekah Kennedy, the Green party candidate for Senate in Arkansas. She is running against an incumbent Democrat with no other opposition, not even from the Republicans.
Kennedy has previously run for Attorney General. She received more than 4% in that [...]

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