Indianapolis city councilman Ed Coleman will not be returning for another term. The Republican-turned-Libertarian was soundly defeated today by Republican Jack Sandlin. The striking this about this result is not so much that Coleman lost, but that he failed to garner even 25% of the […]
Florida Constitution Party chairman and former U.S. Senate nominee Bernie DeCastro is aiming a bit lower next year, launching a bid to be elected sheriff of Marion County. DeCastro finished in 7th place in the unusual 2010 Senate contest that also featured then-governor Charlie Crist […]
The Florida Tea Party, an officially recognized political party in the state of Florida, was disbanded earlier this month by former party chair Peg Dunmire. In 2010, the TEA Party gave many state Republicans cause for concern when they filed more than two dozen candidates […]
The United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2322 and the Massachusetts State UAW have thrown their support behind Green Party candidate Rick Purcell in his quest to win a seat on the Holyoke City Council. “I’m thrilled to have the UAW’s endorsement of my candidacy,” said Purcell. “Union […]
Ed Coleman first won a seat on the Indianapolis city council in 2007 as a Republican, capturing one of four at-large positions. He jumped ship and joined the Libertarian Party in early 2009 and now, instead of trying to get re-elected city-wide, he is challenging […]
While it was my fervent hope that a candidate of national stature and credibility would challenge President Obama in the 2012 Democratic primaries, I have entered my name in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary to offer my fellow disillusioned Democrats a choice. The growing sense of […]
As many of you already know, it’s official, President Obama will now face some sort of organized opposition in the New Hampshire Democratic primary next January. Darcy Richardson, my friend and the co-founder of Uncovered Politics, filed paperwork on Friday to become the first (and so far, […]
Louisiana held the first round of their state elections this weekend with little fanfare. As expected, Republican governor Bobby Jindal was re-elected with over 65% of the vote. He topped a field of 9 largely unknown challengers. Libertarian Scott Lewis finished in 7th place with […]
Longtime activist and community organizer Howie Hawkins hopes to become the first Green Party candidate in history to win a partisan office in New York State when he faces Democrat Khalid Bey in the race for 4th District Common Councilor in Syracuse on November 8. […]
When you run for political office in this country, you’re asking voters to trust you. You’re asking them to either give you a job, or to help you send a message about a particular issue or cause. Candidates of minor parties often complain that voters […]
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