The LNC ExComm met this evening. Everyone other than Mr. Hyman was present. There were an extremely large number of other attendees, close to two dozen. Mr. Nekhaila moved to take the Executive Committee into executive session, with the LNC’s attorney invited to attend as a participant. Furthermore, all LNC members were invited to attend, except Regional Representative Miguel Duque…
Third Party Watch
John Waldenberger, the Treasurer of the Keystone Party in Pennsylvania, is seeking Borough office in Telford, Pennsylvania. He has recently announced that he will appear on the general election ballot as a member of the Keystone Party in a two-way election. Third Party Watch invites our readers to contribute to the discourse! Share your opinions on news and events surrounding…
James Speaker, a State University of New York graduate and former President of its United Students Government student organization, has recently announced his decision to pursue an independent write-in campaign for New York’s 26th Congressional District. Third Party Watch invites our readers to contribute to the discourse! Share your opinions on news and events surrounding third parties and independent candidates.…
Lainie Huston, who came on board a year ago to serve as the LNC’s Executive Director, ash announced that she is returning to Microsoft. A search for a successor will soon be launched. Her letter to the LNC announcing this change appeared on the LNC public list. to lnc-business Hi everyone, About one year ago, Angela asked me to come…
We recently had an anomalous issue with a comment on our sister publication Independent Political Report. Fortunately, all comments on IPR are moderated, so the comment was intercepted. None of you saw it. Someone who has never commented before, using the email address of a very senior person at the No Labels group, surfaced and said that whenever we discussed…
Pew Research asked Americans what they thought of government press censorship. Their poll results have been published. “the share of U.S. adults who say the federal government should restrict false information has risen from 39% in 2018 to 55% in 2023.” The division is highly partisan. According to the poll, only 39% of Republicans think that the U.S. government should…
Brian Moore, founder of Naturecoast Coalition for Peace and Justice and the 2008 Socialist Party USA presidential nominee, has announced that he will run for the position of Florida Green Party Co-Chair. Florida Greens will meet later this month for the Green Party of Florida Annual Membership Meeting to select new party officers and workshop on party business. Third Party…
Because ‘first past the post’ election schemes work just fine when only one party is on the ballot. One of our political sources counted. In 2022, only 10% of state legislators had opposition in their primary election. Two-thirds of state legislators had no opponent in the General Election. Massachusetts needs a Second Party, the Republicans being effectively not in business…
For various reasons, I am on a large number of political email lists. Some are quite conservative. Some are far to the left. However, they have a feature in common. We are 16 months from November 2024. Nonetheless, they have all gone to high intensity fundraising for the next Federal elections, the ones in 2024. From some sites, I receive…
Thomas Knapp, Director for the William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism and the former 2008 vice presidential nominee of the Boston Tea Party, has announced that he will run for the presidency in the 2024 election cycle. Knapp is running an independent, “write-in-only” campaign. Third Party Watch invites our readers to contribute to the discourse! Share your opinions…