Re: Whoops! The Atlantic Makes Trump Look EPIC In Cover Intended as a Smear

In article <lo5fd4F2tf7U2@mid.individual.net>,
 Chris Buckley <alan@sabir.com> wrote:

On 2024-10-26, Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> wrote:

In article <ij5phjl9hutoiu3gsievs8f3lcnpijiobc@4ax.com>,
 The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
>

On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:02:06 -0400, William Hyde
<wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
 

I have never voted in an election here in Ontario where there was not a
wide spectrum of choice, from Libertarian to Communist (generally, in
fact, two communist parties) plus occasional independents.

 
I know there used to be the Communist Party of Canada which was Moscow
leaning and the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) which was
Beijing leaning. I haven't seen either on any ballot I've voted on
since 1991.
 
Plus as you say numerous independents. We had a provincial election
last Saturday and we had 3 parties plus an independent.

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Most states have much looser rules for candidates for President then for
the House of Representatives and the Senate. I see for the state of
Washington a long list including at least 3 Marxist candidates (at least
one of those is Trotskyist). None claim to be American Communist Party.

 
Really? I would disgree. It takes a very major effort to get on the
ballot for President in most states (due to Democrat and Republican
Party pressure).  The state of Washington is unusual; it has the 2nd
longest list at 10.  States like NY have many fewer.  NY has 2 this
year - no other party was able navigate the labyrinth, much less any
indvidual.

Well, I did a brief check and it appears that the Libertarian Party
candidate is on the ballot of 47 states (though not NY), while the Green
Party candidate is on the ballot of 38 states. That qualifies as most
IMHO. Of course, that is assuming that very few House and Senate
elections have as many as 3 candidates, let alone 4.

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