Third parties and independent candidates since 2008


Howie Hawkins Endorsed By Socialist Party of New York

June 14th, 2010 · 10 Comments

Howie Hawkins is a longtime activist in the Green Party, as well as the gubernatorial candidate for the New York Green Party. He seems to be getting a boost from the Socialist Party of New York, too. Syracuse resident Howie Hawkins’ Green Party candidacy for governor is getting a boost from the Socialist Party of [...]

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Tags: Green Party · Socialist/left parties

Third Party Figures Go Cruising

June 14th, 2010 · 5 Comments

WorldNetDaily is a popular right-wing news website run by Joseph Farah. The site claims to be an “Independent conservative news website with an emphasis on aggressive investigative reporting”. The website is hosting a cruise in the Caribbean called the “Tea Party at Sea“. Speakers at this tea party include Joseph Farah, Aaron Klein, and David [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party

Goode Declines To Run As Third Party Candidate, Endorses GOP Nominee

June 14th, 2010 · 7 Comments

Virgil Goode, the former congressman from the Virginia’s 5th District, is a member of both the GOP and the Constitution Party. There was speculation that he might run for Congress in 2010 if Robert Hurt, one of the GOP candidates, won the primary. However, Goode has made it clear that he intends to support Hurt. [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party · Right-wing minor parties

Dan Hamburg Places First In Mendocino County Supervisor Race, Faces Runoff

June 14th, 2010 · 9 Comments

Dan Hamburg is a former Democratic Congressman from California as well as the gubernatorial candidate for the Green Party in 1998. Hamburg ran for Mendocino County Supervisor this year and placed first, with 34%. However, since he did not win a majority, the race is headed for a runoff. The chances for change are slimmer [...]

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Tags: Green Party · Libertarian Party

New York City Councilman to Run For Governor Under Freedom Democratic Party

June 14th, 2010 · 10 Comments

Charles Barron is a current New York City Councilman who is dissatisfied with the state of the city’s affairs and with the Democratic Party in general. He says he will run for Governor as a member of a new party, which will be called the New York Freedom Democratic Party. This is an allusion to [...]

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Tags: Socialist/left parties

Court May Compell Independence Party of New York Leadership To Testify

June 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Richard Winger at Ballot Access News reports that the Independence Party of New York’s leadership may be compelled to testify about a $1,000,000 donation given to the party in 2009. The Independence Party is involved in a criminal probe of New York City Mayor Bloomberg’s political contributions. Democratic Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the state’s top [...]

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Tags: Independents · Non-left/right parties

Party Turnout Report In Amador County, California

June 14th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Amador County, California had the 7th highest turnout of the 58 counties in California. The Ledger-Dispatch of Amador County reported on that figure, as well as reporting on the turnout by each party. Amador County elections department lists a total of 7,156 Democratic voters, representing 34.18 percent of all registered voters in the county. Of [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party · Green Party · Independents · Libertarian Party · Non-left/right parties · Right-wing minor parties · Socialist/left parties

State Senator Blames Libertarian Party For Controversy Over Ethnic Slur

June 14th, 2010 · 24 Comments

South Carolina State Senator Jake Knotts has called gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley and President Barack Obama “ragheads”.  The Lexington County Republican Party called for Knotts, a Republican, to resign over the remarks. Knott responded: “This is not a Republican Party, this is a libertarian party,” Knotts said, noting the group did not censure Sanford last [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

After natural gas explosion, Green Party of PA issues anti-drilling statement

June 14th, 2010 · 9 Comments

Press release: The Green Party of Pennsylvania calls for an end to drilling for natural gas and other fossil fuels After a blowback spewed gas and toxic water in Clearfield, PA, plus serious incidents including deaths of oil and gas employees in West Virginia and Texas, nearly 2 months of oil flowing into the Gulf [...]

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Tags: Green Party