Fox News Airs Five-Minute Interview with Elliot Ackerman, Spokesman for Americans Elect
September 29th, 2011On September 29, Fox News ran a five-minute interview with Elliot Ackerman, spokesman for Americans Elect See it here.
Although it is a very peripheral point, it is unfortunate that the interview gives viewers the impression that 2,900,000 signatures are required to get a presidential candidate from outside the two major parties on the ballot in all 50 states. The true figure, using the easier method in each state, is approximately 700,000 valid signatures. That number cannot be known exactly because in some states no one knows yet what the requirements will be in 2012. For example, in Pennsylvania, the number depends on voter turnout in the November 2011 statewide judicial election.
It is a little-known fact that the six most difficult states to get on the ballot for President, California, Texas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Georgia, and Indiana, require over 60% of the nationwide combined petition requirement.
September 29th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
That settles it. Obvious right-wing conspiracy. Did you see the way that presenter totally promoted AmericansElect.org?!
September 29th, 2011 at 3:34 pm
ANY A.E. ballot access lawyers able to detect that –
Separate is NOT equal. Brown v. Bd of Ed 1954
and
Each election is NEW and has ZERO to do with any prior stuff – except the number of actual voters in the election areas involved ???
September 29th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Hmmmmmmmmmmm. How many fox.news on Greens, Libs, Reform [RIP], American Independent Party exposures ???????????
September 29th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
[...] Fox News Airs Five-Minute Interview with Elliot Ackerman, Spokesman for Americans Elect [...]
September 29th, 2011 at 11:53 pm
Texas doesn’t have a petition requirement for political parties.
September 30th, 2011 at 12:49 am
@5 huh? What was I doing there in 2004 then?
September 30th, 2011 at 7:30 am
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Ah-yuh. I’ve said pretty much the same thing EVERY time I’ve been in Texas.