[Written March 20, 2016]<\/p>\n
Next Tuesday’s votes for Republicans are Arizona and Utah (and American Samoa).<\/p>\n
The vote in Arizona is called the Presidential Preference Election – it is not the Party Primary. Senator John McCain is up for reelection this year. He will be 80 years old and has already hinted he may retire.<\/p>\n
The primary will be on August 30th. Party candidates have until June 1st to turn in petitions. Write in candidates have until July 21st.<\/p>\n
If Donald Trump wants to be listed on the ballot as a new political party in November, his party needs petitions with 1.33% of the votes cast in the last election for governor of Arizona distributed over at least 5 counties. Those petitions must be filed 180 days before the primary, a deadline which passed two weeks ago. <\/p>\n
Trump has no idea what a third party campaign means. He can’t quit at the convention in July then form his party. It’s a pretty safe bet the Libertarian party or Green Party won’t choose Trump as their nominee. He also has the option of running as an Independent candidate, which requires a 3% of voters threshold.<\/p>\n
Perot’s 1992 Presidential run as an independent began on February 20, 1992 when he told Larry King he was hearing sucking sounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[Written March 20, 2016] Next Tuesday’s votes for Republicans are Arizona and Utah (and American Samoa). The vote in Arizona is called the Presidential Preference Election – it is not the Party Primary. Senator John McCain is up for reelection … Continue reading