John Rensenbrink, a co-founder of the Maine Green Party and the Green Party of the United States, died July 30 at age 93. Born in Minnesota, Rensenbrink was unable to attend high school as the death of his father required him to work on the family dairy farm. Nevertheless, he eventually earned a Ph.D. in political science from the University…
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With original credit to Charles Curley, Editor at L. Neil Smith’s The Libertarian Enterprise. Murphy knows the Libertarian Party has the reputation of being fools, buffoons, knaves and worse. L. Neil Smith, after putting a lot of effort into it during its early years, withdrew and excoriated it for years thereafter. The recent convention did nothing to improve that reputation.…
Greetings from George Phillies, the new owner of Third Party Watch. Third Party Watch exists for editorial and other discussion of third-party activities, candidate advocacy, critical news of third parties, and related discussion. Expect pointed analysis of failings of third party groups. Discussion will be moderated. I am tolerant, but abusive language will not pass the moderators. If you are…