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.
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Oregon Voters Will Decide Whether To Embrace Ranked-Choice Voting
Will the Beaver State join Maine and Alaska?
Americans Fear 'Disaster' From Both Biden and Trump
Voters deserve much of the blame for this unnecessary mess.
Is Proportional Representation On the Way?
If Congress wants to stave off such far-reaching demands, it should start behaving in ways that inspire more public confidence.
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.
How Third Parties Die
This is what it looks like when a political party's branches start to go their own way.
What Does the Mises Caucus Really Want? Live with Michael Heise, Nick Gillespie, and Zach Weissmueller
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion of "Project Decentralized REVOLution" with Mises Caucus founder Michael Heise.
Georgia Could Be the Next State To Try Ranked Choice Voting
After a bruising Senate loss, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is open to alternatives.
Arizona Libertarian Senate Candidate Marc Victor Drops Out, Endorses GOP's Blake Masters
The Libertarian—who polled as high as 6 percent in the past 8 days—thinks Republican Masters is "gonna be one of us" in the Senate.
Libertarian Party Faces State Rebellions
The Libertarian Party's state affiliates in New Mexico and Virginia have broken away amid ideological and procedural turmoil—and the Virginia branch may have dissolved entirely.
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.
Another Centrist Project Offers Mushy Technocracy To Soothe a Divided Country
Andrew Yang's rebooted Forward Party glosses over Americans’ conflicting values and preferences.
Eric Boehm: Georgia Ballot Access Is Insane
Reporter Eric Boehm unpacks the batty requirements confronting third party candidates in a Georgia congressional race.
Great Moments in Unintended Consequences: Rent Control, Arizona Alt Fuel, Ballot Access (Vol. 8)
Good intentions, bad results.
Utah Democrats Endorse Non-Democrat Evan McMullin To Face Mike Lee
McMullin ran a third-party campaign for president in 2016.
Dave Smith: Comedian, Podcaster…Presidential Candidate?
”We stand for repealing the entire Progressive Era,” says Smith.
Sarah Palin, Santa Claus Among 48 Candidates for Alaska's Open House Seat
The election serves as a trial run for Alaska's new voting process, which could be a boon for third-party candidates.
Mises Caucus Takes Control of Libertarian Party
Dominating the convention body by more than two-thirds, the Mises Caucus claims to offer an edgier, more libertarian organization. Foes accuse it of right-wing deviationism and racism.
Andrew Yang Is Still Trying To Move Forward
"We need to break up the duopoly, and the mechanical way to break up the duopoly is by shifting to open primaries and ranked choice votings so that every perspective has a shot."
Libertarian Party of Georgia Loses Ballot Access Lawsuit
Having to collect as many as 20,000 signatures for a House race was not considered a "severe" burden by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Hidden History of the Trillion Dollar Coin
Friday A/V Club: In 1992, it was a paramilitary America Firster who wanted to #MintTheCoin.
The California Recall Shows It's Fine to Not Vote For Candidates You Don't Support
Millions rejected choosing any alternative to Gov. Newsom. Did they “throw their vote away?” Of course not.
Deluded Republicans and Smug Democrats Offer Little Hope for People Who Want To Be Left Alone
Live-and-let-live political types are stuck between cultists and totalitarians.
Never-Trump Republicans Announce New Fundraising Effort To Re-Defeat the Ex-President
Renew America Movement co-founder Miles Taylor vows, "We will split the vote and sink him."
Inside the Battle Over the Soul of the Libertarian Party
A social media struggle in the New Hampshire L.P. fractured a state party and triggered a national meltdown.
The Latest #NeverTrump Bug To Splat on the Windshield of MAGA?
Anti-Trump Republicans have yet to win an intra-party fight. And launching third parties are for marathoners, not sprinters.
Will a Coalition of Hawks, Mormons, and Libertarian-Leaners Form a New Third Party?
Three reasons to be skeptical about Evan McMullin's latest political initiative.
Americans Reject Republicans and Democrats in Record Numbers
Plus: More Cuomo allegations, the "cult of now," the state budget apocalypse that wasn't, and more...
Here's How Donald Trump's 'Patriot Party' Could Become a Political Force
The president could form a sizable splinter party if he's serious, but GOP defectors would have major ballot-access issues. Might they take over a smaller party instead?
Libertarians Have No Home in Either Dominant Political Party
Which leaves the U.S. without a major party even slightly inclined to leave people alone to manage their own affairs.
The Man Who Finished Last
One presidential candidate received approximately 29 votes. He's surprised he got that many.
Meet Marshall Burt, Who's About To Become the Libertarian Party's Only Sitting State Legislator
Burt won against an incumbent Democrat in Wyoming on a platform of gun rights, educational innovation, and a more diversified economy.
Think Jo Jorgensen Is a Spoiler? Run These Numbers First
Third-party voters tend to sit out elections without third-party choices.
You Are Not Entitled to Libertarian Votes
Plus: protests, the Senate race, and more...
Jo Jorgensen Heading Toward Second-Best Result in Libertarian Party History
The Libertarian presidential nominee is at 1.14 percent, has 1.58 million votes, and is ahead of all third-party candidates in every state. She's also beating the Trump-Biden spread in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nevada.
Libertarian Candidate Marshall Burt Wins Wyoming State House Race
And in a three-way race for governor in Indiana, Libertarian Donald Rainwater gets more than 13 percent and wins more than 20 counties.
Meet Brock Pierce, the Drug-Legalizing Cryptocurrency Entrepreneur on the Presidential Ballot in 16 States
"I obviously identify with and resonate with and connect with my libertarian brothers and sisters on so many levels," says the controversial former child actor.
Jo Jorgensen: 'Requiring People To Vaccinate Their Children Is One of the Most Egregious Things That the Government Can Do'
The Libertarian ticket is campaigning against lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and the World Health Organization, in addition to the usual taxation, prohibition, and war.
Mitt Romney's Lament Highlights Trump's Swing-State Mormon Problem
LDS disaffection could help swing Arizona blue.
Tom Cotton Won't Debate His Libertarian Challenger. The Event Will Happen Anyway.
Ricky Dale Harrington is polling at 38 percent in a two-way race against one of the leading voices of the GOP's ascendant authoritarian nationalism.
Massachusetts and Alaska May Join Maine in Letting Voters Rank Their Choices
Two November ballot initiatives would introduce ranked-choice voting in two more states.
Jo Jorgensen Is 'Fine' With Filling SCOTUS Vacancy Before Election
"If it were me, I would certainly put my nominee forth," Jorgensen says. Partisan bickering over the confirmation process is just "politics as usual."
The 5 (Mostly Libertarian) Candidates Who Might Get Blamed for Tipping Control of the Senate
Lindsey Graham just dodged a third-party bullet, but there are a handful of other tossup Senate races where third-party candidates could exceed the major candidates' margin.
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.
The Lessons Americans Refuse To Learn From Trump's Tax Returns
Major-party politicians avoid tax simplification almost as aggressively as the rich avoid taxation, argue the Reason Roundtable panelists.
Libertarian Party Candidate Jo Jorgensen: Don't Waste Your Vote on Trump or Biden
The Libertarian presidential nominee is polling at 5 percent. Who are her followers?
Maine Becomes First State To Try Ranked-Choice Voting for President
Voting for Libertarian, Green, or independent candidates will not mean “throwing your vote away.”