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The 2000 Election — More Myths in Ruins

Myth #4. Libertarians on the average have some preference for the Republican Party over the Democratic Party. In fact, to the extent that they had a preference, more Libertarians were apparently willing to sacrifice their Libertarian vote to rescue a Democrat than they were to sacrifice their Libertarian vote to rescue a Republican. I compared the change in the Harry…

More Main-Stream Press Anti-Third-Party Bigotry

We have a count of Third-Party Presidential candidates who are on the ballot in a significant number of states.  We see: Chase Oliver is on the ballot in 47 states. Jill Stein is on the ballot in 38 states. Robert Kennedy is on the ballot in 31 states, after withdrawing and being removed from some ballots <– correction courtesy Porcus…

3rd Party Congressional Candidate Count Is Weak

For the 2024 US House of Representatives elections, the count of candidates is quite small.  The three major third parties are running candidates, in their usual order by party size (count according to Ballot Access News): Libertarian Party – 71 candidates Green Party – 34 candidates Constitution Party – 17 candidates Other parties are running even fewer candidates. In some…

Fundraising and Spending of National Third Parties

For the period January 2023 to date. We see that the Green Party raised less than a sixth of the funds raised by the Libertarian Party, and the Constitution Party raised slightly more than six percent as much as the Libertarian Party. LNC Beginning cash on hand $255,395.26 Total receipts $2,266,776.50 Total disbursements $2,172,385.54 Ending cash on hand $349,786.22 Debts/loans…

Presidential Candidate Fundraising through May 2024

With a tip of the hat to Jose Ctenada According to the FEC Form 3P, the amounts raised in May 2024 by the top alternative Presidential candidates were: Robert F Kennedy Jr. (I) $2,568,406.27 Jill Stein (G) 398,411.38 Cornell West (I) 61,072.95 Claudia De La Cruz (S&L) 36,656.78 Chase Oliver (L) 24,164.44 Randall Terry (C) 23,680.00

Oliver Leads in Ballot Presence in Swing States

A study by politico.com shows that in their* list of eight states that are likely to be close in this election, Chase Oliver is on the ballot in all of them, Stein is on the ballot in four of them, Kennedy is on in one, and Randall Terry and the other candidates are not in sight. https://www.politico.com/interactives/2024/where-are-third-party-candidates-ballots/ *These lists wander…

Third Parties Ordered by National Committee Income

What are the significant Third Parties of the United States? I list them in order of their 2023 income , followed by their financial details for the complete year 2023. Forward Party $2,894,885 No Labels $2,149,475 Libertarian Party $1,222,313 Green Party $ 228,555 Constitution Party $ 91,073 The Libertarian Party has fallen to third place among the five. The relative…

Actual American Opinions

Third Parties choose their own platforms.  However, if you want to advocate for more or less saleable opinions, you might usefully find out what the more saleable opinions are.  The Liberal Patriot is actually a classical liberal site.  It focuses on actual data about politics, and is therefore worth subscribing to.  It’s also a burr under Democratic and Republican Party…

Money — What Should We Do With It?

We should invest in the things that work. We should not invest in things that fail unless they deliver secondary benefits. We should also invest in things that we have not tried, things that we will need to build a future of peace, freedom, and prosperity. Spending by the national committee on national activities: First, the core activities of the…