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
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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…
The attention of readers is drawn to an interesting article in the Washington Examiner While the article is about Second Amendment Rights groups, the relevant lessons are far broader in their application, and should be of interest even to third-party activists not interested in the Second Amendment. Comparison is made between the National Rifle Association and the Gun Owners of…
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…
Post by Trisha Butler [Editor: Elevated from the Comments. ] My Response to: An Opinion Piece from Tom Rowlette by Trisha Butler, Chair, Association of Liberty State Parties Organizing the Liberal Party was a desperate response to destruction. Believing that this splintering is novel is to purposely close ones eyes to the events of the past two years. The Libertarian…
An Opinion Piece from Tom Rowlette Organizing the Liberal Party is entirely destructive. If you look at the history of third parties in the US, it’s when they splinter that they start to lose their effectiveness. It’s been a blessing of the libertarian movement that we’ve been able to stick together with one party for the last 50 years, unlike…
In an interview of this Editor with Chris Luchini, the new Liberal Party Treasurer, the Liberal Party of the United States has revealed some organizational information. The Party has a preliminary Steering Committee, with members Trisha Butler (Chair and Secretary), Chris Luchini (Treasurer), and Robert Kraus (former LNC staff member). The planned organization includes a Central Committee, formed from donors,…
The Association of Liberty State Parties is becoming the Liberal Party of the United States. Their affiliated parties to date are libertarian groups that had unfortunate interactions with the Libertarian National Committee or the Mises Caucus, namely the Libertarian Party of New Mexico, the Classical Liberal Party of Virginia, the Libertarian Association of Massachusetts, and the Keystone Party of Pennsylvania. …
We hear from Josh Eakle: We’re hosting our first public forum to answer your questions about Project Liberal and outline our roadmap for the next year. Read the post at https://discord.com/channels/1096205409779470350/1177105815002415194/1198804810544185404 Join us on Saturday, January 27th at 3:00PM CST / 4:00PM EST in the public-stage in Discord Josh says that he looks forward with chatting with you! RSVP here:…
Toward an Organizing Committee for a New Freedom-Aligned Party by Publius Valerius [Editor: We are in receipt of a new statement by Publius Valerius. His, her, or their opinions are his, her, or theirs.] The responses to my previous post raised a variety of questions that are meritorious for further discussion. Publius Valerius Publicola was a Roman patriot of the…