WATCH: Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala on Democracy Now
Last week, on the eve of their nominations, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and her running mate Cheri Honkala appeared on Democracy Now with Amy Goodman.
Campaigns & Elections
Independent Greens Help to Put Virgil Goode on Virginia Ballot
Former Virginia Congressman Virgil Goode, the Constitution Party’s nominee for President, was polling at 9% in his home state according to a survey released last week. However, it seems that the ex-lawmaker has had to rely on significant help from the Independent Green Party of […]
RECENT POLLING: Gary Johnson at 13% in New Mexico, 5% Nationally
Public Policy Polling reports that former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson is still in double-digits in his home state. Polling at 13%, Johnson’s support is remarkably widespread and draws almost equally from Obama and Romney in the state. In fact, as PPP notes, among partisan […]
Rocky Anderson Selects Author, Ex-Gang Member as Running Mate
Former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson reminded everyone he was still in the race yesterday, announcing the selection of Luis Rodriguez as his Vice-Presidential running mate on the nascent Justice Party ticket. The Anderson campaign describes Rodriguez as “a leading Chicano writer, speaker, gang […]
POLL: Libertarian Barbara Howe at 9% in North Carolina Governor’s Race
Barbara Howe, former Libertarian Party state chair and current gubernatorial candidate in North Carolina, registered the support of 9% of respondents in Public Policy Polling’s latest survey of 775 North Carolina voters taken from July 5th to the 8th. This is in line with a […]
WATCH: Gary Johnson Campaign Releases Drug War Video
In what is perhaps the clearest and most persuasive video that the Gary Johnson for President campaign has released, the Libertarian nominee explains in simple terms why the war on drugs has failed. The drug issue is an excellent hook to use when reacting out […]
Greens Meet, Nominate Stein/Honkala at Low-Key Baltimore Convention
It’s official! The Green Party nominated Dr. Jill Stein as its candidate for President over the weekend at the party’s national convention in Baltimore. Following a state-by-state roll call vote in which Stein came out with 193.5 delegate votes to 72 votes for actress and […]
Stein Taps Honkala to Join Green Party’s Ticket
Presumptive Green Party nominee Jill Stein has selected anti-poverty activist Cheri Honkala as her running mate. Honkala is National Coordinator for the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, described as “one of the country’s largest multi-racial, inter-generational movements led by the poor and homeless.” She […]
Virgil Goode Polls 9% in Virginia
On the ballot as the Constitution Party candidate, former Virginia Congressman Virgil Goode is pulling 9% of the vote in his home state, according to this poll from Public Policy Polling. Goode’s presence on the ballot is bringing Romney down seven points to 35%, while […]
Kicinski Plans Third-Party Bid in New York’s 22nd Congressional District
Michael Kicinski, who polled nearly a third of the Republican primary vote on Tuesday while losing to U.S. Rep. Richard L. Hanna in New York’s 22nd congressional district, wasted little time in announcing that he will remain in the race as a third-party candidate. The 52-year-old Kicinski, […]
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