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Monday, Nov 8th: My day at the Suffolk County Board of Elections

Posted on November 8, 2010 by kwilder

    Today I spent a few hours at the Suffolk County Board of Elections. I am a registered “blank”, who supports the rights of all third parties. I went with a pollwatching certificate from the Libertarian Party. And, I worked with Audrey Capozzi, who is the Vice Chair of the LPNY (state Libertarian Party) […]

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Small snapshot of third party chances: Suffolk results coming in

Posted on November 2, 2010 by kwilder

11/3 Update on Green Party 0f NYS and ballot line: With 56,868 votes reported at The Washington Post election site, it appears that the Green Party has surpassed the mark and received 50,000 votes for Governor. That means that the Green Party of New York State has automatic ballot status (again). The Green Party will […]

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Jimmy McMillan: Viral video count, third party poll, and more…

Posted on October 25, 2010 by kwilder

Kimberly writes: Okay, I am not sure if you should vote for Rent Is Too Damn High candidate Jimmy McMillan. Though, you sure have to give him credit! He has gotten his message across. He has launched a message and a slogan that is at three million plus views and counting. As of 5:19pm on […]

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Newsday on NY Guv’s debate: About Howie Hawkins’s Southern accent (and more)

Posted on October 19, 2010 by iwilder

Below is a post from the last Governor campaign in 2010. For 2014, Howie Hawkins is once again the Green Party candidate for Governor of New York. There was a 4-way debate which included Howie Hawkins on October 22, 2014 in Buffalo. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igQ2Oefx24M] _____________________________________ “I think the media’s coverage afterward, they did not deal with […]

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Hofstra Debate: Link to full video, PLUS other great video and interesting news

Posted on October 19, 2010 by kwilder

Watch the Debate! You can find the full video of the 2010  Hofstra, NY Governor Debate at YNN: here. (Thanks to Chris Garvey for the link.) [And, another, back up link on NY1: here] Jimmy McMillan Creates A Stir! An interesting update is that Yahoo has put Rent-Is-2-Damn-High candidate Jimmy McMillan on their front page. […]

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Hofstra Debate: Report from the floor

Posted on October 18, 2010 by iwilder

The Snyders are feeling very excited and said you should “start them young” in politics. We have seen Pat Friedman of Stop Trump on the Ocean, former Suffolk County Executive Pat Halpin, former LIPA chiefs Kevin Law and Richard Kessel. __________ [For fuller comments on the Governor Debate, see onthewilderside eyewitness account: here.]

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Guv debate: Please comment here PLUS other places to comment and where to watch

Posted on October 18, 2010 by kwilder

Ian and I hope to be attending the NY Governor Debate at Hofstra this evening. If so, we will see if there is a way at intermission to give an update and/or we will post some thoughts afterward. We do hope that the community of onthewilderside readers, politicos, third party supporters, and people who stumbled […]

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Eight candidates file petitions for 2010 NY Governor’s race

Posted on August 17, 2010 by kwilder

In New York state, a third party without automatic ballot status is actually an independent political body. The deadline to file independent nominating petitions for statewide office for the 2010 elections in New York was today. You can find a link to the official count: here. As of Tuesday, August 17th at 6:40pm, the NYS […]

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What will your Governor ballot look like in November?

Posted on August 11, 2010 by kwilder

To check for yourself at the NY State Board of Elections web-site, follow this link to a report: Report on Independent Nominating Petitions Filed (ie: independent and some third party candidates.) Onthewilderside will provide extensive information on who is on the ballot in the 2010 November elections in New York State. In previous years, offering […]

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Steve Levy dissed: Lazio nominated NY Governor candidate by Republicans

Posted on June 3, 2010 by kwilder

News from the NY State Republican convention, via the NY Times: “Former Representative Rick A. Lazio emerged as the Republican Party’s preferred candidate for governor…The results dealt a fatal blow to the efforts of Steve Levy, the Suffolk County executive, to become the nominee of a party he joined only in March…”

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