The Real Worry Behind the Unhinged Freakout Over No Labels
No amount of third-party/RFK Jr. shaming can erase the fact that Joe Biden is a weak and unpopular incumbent.
Green Party
New York's Libertarian and Green Parties Petition Supreme Court Over New York's Restrictive Ballot Access Laws
The third parties think the new ballot restrictions meet no legitimate state interest besides guaranteeing Democrat and Republican hold on government.
North Carolina Green Party Scores Major Win in Ballot Access Dispute
The State Board of Elections has allowed the Green Party to register as an official political party amid a signature validity dispute plaguing its House and Senate candidates.
Jo Jorgensen Beating the Polling Spread in 4 States; Each Voted for Trump in 2016
Libertarian faces potential "spoiler" charge in Ohio, North Carolina, Iowa, and Georgia.
Third Parties: Barred From the Debates, Impacting Polls Only Marginally
While establishmentarians continue to push two-party conformity, there remains little evidence that other parties are having any sort of "spoiler" effect.
You Don't Have to Vote for Your Party's Crappy Ticket
At least 100 million Americans live in states where the presidential winner is a foregone conclusion. Maybe don't reward your party for nominating candidates you don't like?
3 Reasons to Stop Freaking Out About a Tulsi Gabbard Third-Party Run
Promoters and detractors alike are not thinking through how unlikely it would be for Gabbard to seek and win the Green Party nomination, let alone come anywhere close to Jill Stein's totals from 2016.
Tulsi Gabbard Conspiracy Theories Go Mainstream as Hillary Clinton Accuses the Candidate of Being Groomed by Russia
Gabbard called Clinton "the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long."
No, Jill Stein Did Not Cost Hillary Clinton the White House
Senate Russia investigation leads to new rounds of innumerate analysis and bad-faith dot-connecting.
Close Ohio Congressional Race Leads to Typically Tiresome Shaming of Third-Party Voters
No, the Green Party didn't "spoil" the Democrats' chance at a seat.
Libertarian Party Adopts New Sex Work Plank, Becomes Only Notable U.S. Party to Endorse Prostitution Decriminalization
The LP's move comes the same week the Green Party explicitly rejected a platform that protects sex worker rights.
The Commission on Presidential Debate's 15 Percent Polling Criterion Must Go, Argues Lawsuit from Gary Johnson
A hearing in Johnson's case was held today in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, insisting that the Debate Commission in collusion with the major parties are violating antitrust law when it comes to "political markets."
The Green Party's Jill Stein: Why Choose Between a 'Fascist' and a 'Warmonger'?
Q&A with the Green Party presidential candidate.
USA Today Reporter Blows Jill Stein's Cover; Candidate Arrested at Debate Site
Third party candidates apparently not allowed anywhere near presidential debate in case voters become aware of other choices.
Where Gary Johnson and Jill Stein Are Strongest
Which states are the most fertile territories for alternative candidates?
Let Gary Johnson and Jill Stein Into the Debates!
The Commission on Presidential Debates should include third parties if it's at all serious about providing voters with "the best possible information"
The Libertarian Party Has Qualified for 39 More Ballots Than Evan McMullin
Green Party has confirmed 27 states so far; meanwhile the latest #NeverTrumper is about to start off his presidential campaign 0 for 33
18% of Bernie's Voters Say They'll Back Gary Johnson
While there are big differences between Johnson's and Sanders' economic platforms, their views have more overlap when it comes to social and foreign policy.
The Libertarian Party's Arguments for Suing to Get Into Presidential Debates
Positing a "market" in elections and campaigns, the Debate Commission and major parties are alleged to be illegally colluding and creating barriers to entry.
Libertarian and Green Parties Sue Commission on Presidential Debates on Antitrust Grounds
Gary Johnson tried this trick twice in 2012, and failed.
Third-Party Candidates Face Lonely Campaigns
Shut out of debates and mostly ignored by the press
Green Party Presidential Candidate Arrested at Keystone XL Blockade
Was attempting to deliver supplies to protesters blocking pipeline construction
Green Party Presidential Candidate Claims She Was Handcuffed for Eight Hours
Dr. Jill Stein was arrested outside the second presidential debate
Green Party Prez Candidate Arrested at "Occupy Fannie Mae" Protest
Any publicity is good publicity for third party candidates.
