As Americans head to the polls later today, it’ll be interesting to see if a genuine dark-horse candidate — somebody running outside the duopoly, someone nobody expected nor even heard of, for that matter — could startle the pundits with an unexpectedly strong showing. Given […]
It’s Election Day and we will be providing coverage of independents and third party candidates from around the country today. Some are fighting it out in tough races and hoping for a victory, others are trying to make a statement or secure a more practical […]
Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Charlie Crist are deadlocked in an impossibly tight battle for Florida governor. The latest surveys from CNN, the Tampa Bay Times and Quinnipiac have all had the race tied. Meanwhile Adrian Wyllie, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for governor in Florida, […]
The Republican Party of Ohio is taking Libertarian Chad Monnin seriously. As we wrap up the final days of the campaign, it seems that GOP is worried enough about Monnin to unleash a last minute flood of attack mail against his bid to take on […]
Former South Dakota Sen. Larry Pressler’s quest to “end the poisonous partisanship in Washington” received another last-minute boost yesterday when his independent candidacy for the U.S. Senate was endorsed by the Rapid City Journal, the state’s second-largest newspaper. Pressler, who is currently running third in […]
Pollster John Zogby’s firm has released a new survey that shows Democrat Charlie Crist opening up a big 7 point lead in the Florida governor’s race. The race, which has been neck and neck for months, appears to be breaking open with former Governor Crist […]
South Dakota’s dominant newspaper, The Argus Leader, injected some much needed life into the Larry Pressler for U.S. Senate campaign today. With only a few days left before voters head to the polls, the Leader published a full-throated endorsement of the former Republican Senator who is […]
While many seasoned political observers believe that Democratic nominee Dave Domina, a wealthy trial lawyer, has already thrown in the towel in his uphill battle against Republican Ben Sasse in Nebraska’s lopsided U.S. Senate race, little-known Dan Buhrdorf — the longest of long-shots — wants […]
As recently as a few weeks ago it looked like we were heading for a record year for third party and independent candidates in the modern era. Independents in South Dakota, Kansas, Maine and Alaska all seemed like they had victory within their grasp. Alternative […]
A new poll out from Christopher Newport University shows Libertarian nominee Robert Sarvis winning support from nearly 1 in 4 voters under the age of 35. Sarvis was the Libertarian Party’s breakout star of 2013, when he captured 6.5% of the vote in the hotly […]
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