You have to hand it to the Green Party
Were the Greens the spoilers — yet again? So you might think, reading about Tuesday’s special election in the vacant Ohio 12th congressional seat, in which Republican Troy Balderson is ahead of Democratic opponent Danny O’Connor by the slimmest of margins — a mere 1,754 votes as of early Thursday. And so comes the familiar trope: Had it not been for the dastardly hippies voting Green, Balderson’s victory margin would have been far smaller, just 627 votes, assuming that all 1,127 Green voters would have opted for O’Connor. That tiny margin would have triggered an automatic recount under Ohio law.
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No, Alyssa Milano, Neither the Green Party nor Russians are to Blame for the Democrat’s Ineptitude
It has become as common as Donald Trump’s contemptuous tweets and Nancy Pelosi’s duplicitous smile. What I’m referring to is the maelstrom that erupts from the sheep who remain with her even though Hillary Clinton could care less about her hangers on. The minute some also-ran Democrat loses by a few thousand votes or a fraction of a percentage, the next day a gaggle of jackals take to social media to blame people who refuse to vote for the ever bankrupt Democrat part
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No, Alyssa Milano, the Green Party did not spoil Democrat Danny O'Connor's victory
COLUMBUS - A hotly contested congressional race in central Ohio turned everyone into a political pundit, including actress Alyssa Milano.
The "Charmed" actress known for giving the #MeToo movement a bigger microphone blamed supporters of Green Party candidate Joe Manchik for Democrat Danny O'Connor's presumably narrow loss.
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The Utility of the RussiaGate Conspiracy
To the shock of many, Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential elections, becoming the 45th president of the United States. Not least shocked were corporate media, and the political establishment more generally; the Princeton Election Consortium confidently predicted an over 99 percent chance of a Clinton victory, while MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow (10/17/16) said it could be a “Goldwater-style landslide.”
Indeed, Hillary Clinton and her team actively attempted to secure a Trump primary victory, assured that he would be the easiest candidate to beat. The Podesta emails show that her team considered even before the primaries that associating Trump with Vladimir Putin and Russia would be a winning strategy and employed the tactic throughout 2016 and beyond.
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Martin Marietta throws peaceful protest under the bus
Martin Marietta serves six oil and gas activists with subpoenas. Part of wrongful termination suit.
LAFAYETTE, Colo. -- Cliff Willmeng says he was more than a little surprised when a subpoena from Martin Marietta Materials showed up at his front door.
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US Green Party hoping to make gains in midterm elections
The Green Party in the US is hoping to capitalise on the current political impasse in November's midterm elections.
The party believes it can take advantage of anger at the Trump administration and frustration with the Democratic Party.
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State Appeals Ruling That Blocks Green Party Ballot Access
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The state is appealing a judge's order to remove Montana Green Party candidates from the November ballot because they did not gather enough signatures to qualify.
The notice was filed late Wednesday with the Montana Supreme Court along with a separate motion asking District Judge James Reynolds to temporarily suspend his July 9 order pending the appeal.
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Going Green: Green Party talk
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY – Behind the established political parties sit outlaying groups looking to have a voice in mainstream politics.
Each month a group called the Lackawanna County Green Party meets to discuss state and national issues and how they can help locally by voting and being active in their community.
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Why do pollsters ignore NY Gov candidates Larry Sharpe and Howie Hawkins?
A News Growl Special Report uncovers evidence of bias against third party candidates among some of America's most respected polling organizations.
On November 6th New Yorkers will choose their governor using ballots with at least four options on them. Two of those options, Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins and Libertarian Larry Sharpe, are running unusually strong third party campaigns and have been doing so for months.
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Hundreds protest immigration policy in Christiansburg
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) -- More than 200 people gathered Wednesday, waving signs and chanting things like, "Families belong together," all in the hopes their message would ring clear with Congressman Morgan Griffith of Virginia's 9th District.
"We're here because this is our Congressman's office, who is completely unavailable," said demonstration participant Marian Mollin. "Doesn't do town halls, doesn't speak to us, so this is our way to speak to him, and therefore, the federal government."
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