Comments on: Thank you, Readers, and a Special Thanks to Those of You Who Comment

By: Gary Odom

Gary Odom — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:23:06 +0000

“Thank you Richard for shining a light on the alternatives to the Bipartisan Party, and for showing what the Bipartisans do to prevent alternatives.

And thank you for showing that people can work together to bring down barriers, even if we donâ€™t agree on what we want.”

(I can’t imporve on what my friend Gene Berkman said, so I will just repeat it! Congratulations Richard, on all you have accomplished in the past, for you are doing now and what you continue to do for the free elections in the future! It’s been my honor to have known you for all these years! Hope to see you at the COFOE meeting at the end of next month)

By: Matt in SF

Matt in SF — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:01:25 +0000

Thanks for your ceaseless efforts Richard. Keep up the good work!

By: Oliver Hall

Oliver Hall — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:15:37 +0000

Congratulations Richard! And thank you for your tireless efforts for a more competitive democracy.

By: Craig M.

Craig M. — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:34:21 +0000

Thank you Richard for being perseverant. This is the first site I check on my break each day to get the most recent ballot access news. BAN is an oasis in the political news world. Keep up the good work!

By: Peter Gemma

Peter Gemma — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:03:07 +0000

Thanks Richard for your commitment to building a unique resource for reliable information and for your focus on setting the record straight. I’ve been in politics my whole life yet I learn some new – and important – every day from BAN. And yes, I visit here every single day.

By: Mark Brown

Mark Brown — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:55:01 +0000

Great work!

By: Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:25:08 +0000

Thanks Richard for your faithful work over all these years. I remember the early years, how much has changed since back in the day, and then making the successful transition from print to internet. Your work continues to inform and guide. B.A.N. is a daily must read for all political junkies.

By: k bush in st l, mo

k bush in st l, mo — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:32:50 +0000

Dear BAN – Happy Q.C. !

Just a note of congratulations from one who’s spent a few arduous years in the trenches — or should I say: states’-capitol hallways — lobbying for better ballot access. To folks like me, Richard Winger was not just the guiding light and the invaluable resource; my primary motivation was Winger’s dogged passion for what many consider an arcane and minor cause: ending discrimination against minorities — POLITICAL minorities.

O’er the years I’ve had chats with officials across the political map, like Eugene McCarthy, Ralph Nader, Howard Philips, Ross Perot, Ron Paul, Harry Browne, and various Greens, Socialists, and Natural Lawers. Unanimously they admire and credit Winger!

In some ways he’s the country’s unique ballot-access wonk, but to many he’s an amazing walking encyclopedia (and enthusiast) of election history and trivia. His monthly publication is humble in appearance but mighty in its cause: the definitive one-stop objective chronicle of political independents’ and minor parties’ struggle for legal and political justice. We simply couldn’t be as eternally vigilant without him.

[ Q.C.. = Quarter Century ]

By: Phyllis Goldberg

Phyllis Goldberg — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:30:03 +0000

Hear! Hear! to the sentiments above. My colleagues at CUIP/independentvoting.org appreciate that you are my go-to source of sources; “Richard says…” is enough to settle any question. Thank you for all your excellent work.

By: Rob Richie

Rob Richie — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:58:26 +0000

Richard — You truly are a marvel and model of diligence, persistence and energy. To another 25 years, although by that time let’s hope we’re celebrating success.