“Joe Lieberman could back third-party candidate”
Surprise, surprise. He’s “intrigued” by Americans Elect.
Category Archives: third parties
“Stephen Colbert: Presidential kingmaker?”
I have written this opinion piece for Politico. It begins:
When it comes to critiquing modern American politics, Stephen Colbert has been less a comedian and more a performance artist. He didn’t just joke about Super PACs — he created… Continue reading
“In New Board Ruling, An Early Sign of Financial Trouble at Americans Elect”
John Lumea: “What this Board decision basically says is that as few as five people can fund the whole damned thing….It also strongly suggests that Americans Elect is not getting — and does not expect to get — significant… Continue reading
Boren and Todd Whitman Make Kissy Face with Olympia Snowe for Americans Elect
From an AE emailed press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A STATEMENT BY FORMER GOVERNORS DAVID BOREN AND CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN:
WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 4, 2012–Below is a statement by the former Governor of New Jersey and current board member of… Continue reading
“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.
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
“Stephen Colbert passes Buddy Roemer in Americans Elect draft”
“Ex-congressman Virgil Goode eyes presidential bid”
See here.
Trump Becomes an Independent, Reaches Out to Americans Elect
Americans Elect Responds to Some of Its Internal Democracy Problems
Via email comes the following news about changes it has made to its draft rules in response to criticism, including mine about the ability of the credentials committee to overrule the AE “delegates” and the ability of the Board to… Continue reading