“When it comes to filling legislative seats in Washington, unless your name is tagged with a big ‘D’ for Democrat, or a big ‘R’ for Republican, you’re often treated like a ‘nobody,’” Franchi reported. “The independent candidate usually gets scant press coverage—and that’s assuming that the Democrat-Republican machine does not deny ballot access to independent contenders.” The report alludes to a recent development regarding this issue when Christina Tobin, founder of Free and Equal Elections, interviewed John Dennis. Dennis ran for Congress 3 times against incumbent California Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi, a Democrat, is a former speaker of the House.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:12:18 +0000