The Texas Democrat Party has dropped its challenge to Green Party candidates remaining on the ballot. Instead, the Democrats will pursue their challenge to the funding of the Green petition drive in a lower court for civil penalties. The reasoning behind this decision may be two-fold. On the one-hand, Democrats may not want to be [...]

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Kinky Friedman’s political history has been all over the map: a Republican run for Kerrville Justice of the Peace in 1986, an independent run for Governor in 2006, and finally a Democrat run for Governor and then Agriculture Commissioner in 2010. Nevertheless, Friedman continues to explore ever corner of the political spectrum. Last month, the [...]

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Former Representative Jim Traficant has failed to make the ballot in his bid to return to Congress in Ohio’s 17th district. According to the Trumbull County Board of Elections, he fell 107 valid petitions short. Traficant and supporters dispute the finding and plan to appeal. However, it may not be surprising that the effort fell [...]

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A press release from the Florida TEA Party: The Florida Division of Elections has just announced that two TEA party nominees have qualified for Florida state legislative races in House Districts 11 and 91. Osceola business owner Johnny Ferentinos qualified for House District 11 and Central Florida business owner John Perez qualified for House District [...]

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