Third Party Watch

Third party politics news site.

[Third Party Watch @3rdpartywatch]

Today we started our 2020 election coverage. While bigger websites cover the larger parties we will give light to the smaller ones running for the presidency. We apologize for our erratic release, but we promise that until this cycle is over we will release at 1 article per month

[Third Party Watch @3rdpartywatch]

Minor parties in Illinois will only need to collect 10% of the require signature to receive ballot access and the deadline has been extended
https://t.co/Hrpiq5y662

[Green Socialist Organizing Project @SocialistGreens]

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Howie Hawkins Campaign is suspending Ballot Access petitioning due to COVID-19 crisis. We will be forming a legal team and urge states to protect democratic choice and put the Green Party on the ballot around the country.

https://t.co/hzZ0YMNOwI

[Michael Burger @mikebrpmn]

@3rdpartywatch Modern Whig Party merges with two other parties to form the Alliance Party. 11 parties now in the Alliance. 1 more affiliating in January. Visit our website https://t.co/99FZtkbQHD. Study us. Follow us @alliancePTY Share us with everyone you know

[reason @reason]

In an amicus brief, the @CatoInstitute and @RSI argue the law "excludes people who cannot afford to pay criminal court debt from participation in the democratic process" and "violates the bedrock guarantee of equal rights that every citizen enjoys."
https://t.co/vxUG9I1uAX

[Green Socialist Organizing Project @SocialistGreens]

Ballot Access Repression is a unique obstacle for third parties and independent candidates and is a point of bipartisan cooperation to maintain the current two-party system. Take our quiz to learn more about this anti-democratic aspect of US elections.

https://t.co/mEbJe7uMQN

[Tennessee Prohibition Party @PROPartyTN]

Over 150 years ago on September 1, 1869 the Prohbition Party was founded. By the #2020Elections it will be 151 years old. If we succeed in our ballot access goals then Collins and Parker will appear on the most states since Stuart Hamblen in 1952.

[Libertarian Party of New York @lpnyofficial]

APRIL 28: The Libertarian Party of New York will be holding our first presidential preference primary!

New York is a closed primary state, so you will need to be a registered LIBERTARIAN in order to vote in our primary.

Registration can be changed here: https://t.co/NArnVIDwus

[BTV Progressives @BTVProgressives]

Congrats to Sarah Carpenter! #btvcc #vtpoli #btv

[Third Party Watch @3rdpartywatch]

Charles Kraut is the only person seeking the AIP nomination itself. J.R. Myers is the Life & Liberty nominee, Don Blankenship is running for the Constitution nomination, Phil Collins is the Prohibition nominee, and Rocky De La Fuente is running for the Republican nomination

[Third Party Watch @3rdpartywatch]

On December 6 the California Secretary of State released the list of presidential primary candidates for March 3, 2020. 5 for American Independent, 13 Libertarians, 5 Greens, and 2 Peace & Freedom candidates https://t.co/0ABALYrFcI

[Third Party Watch @3rdpartywatch]

The Peace & Freedom Party will have to choose between Gloria La Riva, who took the nomination in 2016, and Howie Hawkins who is attempting to form a coalition of multiple left-wing parties.

[Third Party Watch @3rdpartywatch]

Excluding Angus King if she were to receive 7% it would be the most successful third party candidacy for Maine's senate seat since Bill Slavick's 5% in 2006 and the most successful in the Class Two seat since Hayes Gahagan's 7% in 1978

[Third Party Watch @3rdpartywatch]

There are currently four third party candidates in the race. Two Greens @LisaForMaine and David Gibson and two Independents Danielle VanHelsing and @TiffanyBond

[Third Party Watch @3rdpartywatch]

According to Pan Atlantic Research, ranked as the best Maine based pollster by FiveThirtyEight, an independent or third party candidate would take 12% in Maine's 2020 senate race. #SusanCollins https://t.co/FVdjaeDLGZ

[Third Party Watch @3rdpartywatch]

VanHelsing is the only third party candidate to be included in a poll currently and is the first choice of 7% of voters and the second choice of 26% of voters which tied her with incumbent Susan Collins. https://t.co/cLydaG8XXX

[Third Party Watch @3rdpartywatch]

@HGNForecasting Due to the Green and Libertarian Parties of Maryland failing to have 1% of registered voters or take 1% in a statewide general election they lost their recognition. The Bread & Roses Party recently formed after 2018 and submitted the 10,000 signatures https://t.co/tgzQL6lvXq

[Third Party Watch @3rdpartywatch]

With 75% of the precincts reporting fmr. Libertarian gubernatorial candidate @okcspowell has easily won the Ward 1 city council seat in Bethany https://t.co/xnNF60ZMDY

[Third Party Watch @3rdpartywatch]

Yesterday over 20 #Libertarians won elections ranging from education council to mayor and district attorney. https://t.co/CmFabMNMZn

[CATargetBot @CATargetBot]

NEW FEC F2
Don Blankenship (CON)
#POTUS (REP-TRUMP)
https://t.co/cqwIDAEThC

[Third Party Watch @3rdpartywatch]

Don Blankenship, former coal executive and 2018 West Virginia Republican Senate primary candidate, will run for the #Constitution Party's presidential nomination #2020Election https://t.co/9UsrWsw5AU