“Don’t let Americans Elect muddy the 2012 race; A third-party candidate could get enough votes in a key swing state in November to toss the presidency to the otherwise loser.”
Harold Myerson has written this column for the LA Times.
Category Archives: ballot access
“Santorum Faces Ballot Problems in Pennsylvania”
Political Wire reports.
Read the Reply Brief in Case Challenging Top Two in 9th Circuit
“Confessions of an Americans Elect delegate”
Alex Pareene: “This, though, was penned back when they were expecting a Michael Bloomberg to sign up for their effort. Now they can’t even manage an Olympia Snowe. Primary voting begins in less than two months, and the only… Continue reading
“Joe Lieberman could back third-party candidate”
Surprise, surprise. He’s “intrigued” by Americans Elect.
“Formal Call for Reversal of Americans Elect Board Of Directors Decision #1, a Violation of Rules and Bylaws”
This will be interesting to watch.
More on Americans Elect and mischief coming from me on Monday.
“Jon Huntsman Dropped From RNC Event For ‘Third Party’ Call”
BuzzFeed reports.
“Texas Democrats, Republicans, Ask U.S. District Court to Alter 2012 Ballot Access in Texas “
Ballot Access News reports.
Given Maine’s Ballot Access Rules, Running for Sen. Snowe’s Seat Will Be No Easy Task
Bangor Daily News:
The deadline to get on the primary ballot for Republican and Democratic candidates is March 15. Any interested candidate will need to get 2,000 certified signatures by that date (which means well above 2,000 total if… Continue reading
A Snowe-Boren Americans Elect Ticket?
Jonathan Chiat ponders.
I’ll have more to say on Americans Elect soon.
“Huntsman Calls for Third Party”
Political Wire reports. Bat signal to Americans Elect?
MORE from the NYT on possible third party candidates.
Jon Huntsman Flirting with Americans Elect Bid?
Note the “duopoly” comment (via Ken Vogel).
“Netural” Americans Elect Promotes Potential Candidate David Walker Through Press Release
Americans Elect has an official policy of neutrality (rule 6.1) when it comes to which candidate should get the Americans Elect nomination. Yet one day after Tom Friedman wrote a fawning New York Times column promoting David Walker as a… Continue reading