third party

Yesterday in a surprise move, District Attorney Paul Phillips stated that if Paul House's DNA is not found on a hair discovered in Carolyn Muncey's hand following her murder, he will consider dropping the charges against House. If the DNA from the hair or other evidence belongs to a third party, Phillips says he will not prosecute.

Reason Magazine discusses a third party candidate trying to woo the alienated and disgusted.

A conservative blogger who has shown an inclination towards abandoning the GOP for a third party campaign drops some hints as to what John McCain has to do to secure the votes of evangelicals

Republicans say that Barack Obama’s fear of those unregulated conservative 527 groups popping up to spend unlimited funds to attack his candidacy may be unfounded:

Adam Kleinheider has an extensive piece on Chip Throckmorton who has apparently been disowned by the Davidson County Republican Party. DCRP Chair Tom Lawless said “I do not consider him the same type of Republican that Tommy Alsup and Austin McMullen are.

From the Independent Political Report comes news of myth and intrigue in third party politics:

I am so disgusted with the DNC appointed Rules and By-laws committee today that if there were a viable third party candidate, I would consider leaving the Democratic party.

Back room decisions, and...

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Rob Huddleston, a conservative, but no McCain fan, is currently weighing his third party options. He’s thought about going Constitution Party but now he’s not so sure:

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