“Third-party and independent candidates for president often fall short of early polling numbers”
Super interesting analysis at Pew Research Center.
Category Archives: third parties
“Advocacy group finds one-fifth of Latino voters leaning towards third-party presidential candidates”
Voto Latino finds a hefty amount of support for third-party options.
“Joe Manchin leaves the Democratic Party, files as independent”
Axios:
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) officially left the Democratic Party on Friday and registered as an independent.
Why it matters: Manchin, who flirted with an independent presidential bid earlier this year, has said he’s not running for Senate re-election. But leaving… Continue reading
“Libertarians Skip Over Trump and R.F.K. Jr. for Chase Oliver”
NYT:
The Libertarian Party chose one of its own as its presidential nominee on Sunday night, capping a grueling day of elimination voting and a boisterous four-day event, where both Donald J. Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unsuccessfully sought… Continue reading
“Historians and the Strange, Fluid World of Nineteenth-Century Politics”
ERIK B. ALEXANDER AND RACHEL A. SHELDEN have published a blog post reflecting on the significance of their recent article, which I mentioned a few weeks back in a post on the history of third parties in the United States.… Continue reading
“RFK Jr. uses major cash infusion from his running mate to fund ballot access efforts”
Politico. RFK, Jr.’s campaign currently depends on money from his VP, Nicole Shanahan. In April, she contributed $ 8 million. Independent presidential candidate + wealthy donor as VP is a well-established pattern to avoid campaign contribution limits. In 1980,… Continue reading
Fusion as a Party-Centric Reform to Empower the Center-Right
What does it take to get a lefty union organizer and former director of the Working Families Party on stage with neo-liberals? Donald Trump. In “The Power of Fusion,” Dan Cantor provides a great overview of how fusion… Continue reading
“Third parties will affect the 2024 campaigns, but election laws written by Democrats and Republicans will prevent them from winning”
Barry Burden for The Conversation.
Will Anti-Abortion Presidential Candidate Randall Terry, on the Constitution Party’s Ballot Line in at Least 12 States, Be a Factor in 2024?
With so much attention focused on RFK Jr., Cornell West, etc., don’t sleep on this news, via Ballot Access news.
If ever there was an election year to move to ranked choice voting for President so that third party… Continue reading
Third-Party Politics in American History—A Response to Ned Foley
In The Tyranny of the Two-Party System, Lisa Disch writes that the pervasive narrative that the United States is, and will always be, a two-party system is a product of “a reading of history that selects for continuity.” Indeed,… Continue reading
“Trump Allies Have a Plan to Hurt Biden’s Chances: Elevate Outsider Candidates”
NYT:
Allies of Donald J. Trump are discussing ways to elevate third-party candidates in battleground states to divert votes away from President Biden, along with other covert tactics to diminish Democratic votes.
They plan to promote the independent candidate Robert… Continue reading
Embracing Spoiler Role: “RFK Jr.’s New York state director says her ‘No. 1 priority’ is preventing a Biden victory”
CNN:
A New York-based campaign official for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pitching Republican voters to support his independent presidential bid by arguing that Kennedy will help Donald Trump defeat Joe Biden if he’s on the ballot in New York.
Rita Palma, the… Continue reading
“No Labels Will Abandon 2024 Presidential Campaign Effort”
WSJ:
No Labels, the centrist group which has sought to field a third-party presidential bid, is abandoning efforts to create a “unity ticket” aiming to win the White House, according to people familiar with the plans.
Nancy Jacobson, No Labels’… Continue reading
“Democrats Prepare Aggressive Counter to Third-Party Threats”
NYT:
The Democratic Party, increasingly alarmed by the potential for third-party candidates to swing the election to former President Donald J. Trump, has put together a new team of lawyers aimed at tracking the threat, especially in key battleground states.… Continue reading