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People voting at Precinct 1 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Voters and political committees are divided on the impact of people voting for third-party candidates in the presidential election. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Voters divided on impact of third-party choices in 2024 Presidential Election

Liam Dunne November 5, 2024
As voters cast their ballots on Tuesday, opinions varied widely on the impact of voting for third-party candidates.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Third-party, independent candidates can’t win but can impact | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano April 18, 2024
This year — given our current political climate that’s growing more polarized by the second, and given my festering fear of a second Trump term — it seems undeniably clear the impact third-party and independent candidates will have on Biden’s reelection bid.
Vanessa Bartlett/DFP STAFF

2020 Breakdown: To vote or not to vote? That is the question

Gabriella Aponte October 23, 2020
The massive faults of each candidate inspire very little confidence in the hearts of voters and it begs — to borrow some Shakespearean verbiage — the question: to vote or not to vote?

Jill Stein talks about militarism, McCarthyism to Boston community

Solange Hackshaw January 29, 2018

Around 100 people gathered to listen to former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein speak at the Community Church of Boston about immigration, environmental policy, political division and other...

Marchers gather in Chinatown to celebrate Lunar New Year festivities and resist Trump administration's deportation policy. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Hundreds march to State House, protests Trump’s immigration policy

Sarah Wu January 30, 2017

Flurries of snow briefly dusted the windy Boston streets as protesters chanted various phrases including, “Donald Trump, you racist clown. Build a wall, we’ll tear it down!” while marching in protest...

JOHNSTON: Freedom-fighting Castro doesn't deserve a farewell

JOHNSTON: Freedom-fighting Castro doesn’t deserve a farewell

Andrew Johnston December 2, 2016

Some good news emerged on Nov. 25 with the death of an iconic dictator, tyrant and socialist comrade. Fidel Castro seized on an opportunity to secure his lasting control of Cuba in the ‘50s during the...

People stand in line to vote at the Jackson/Mann K-8 School in Allston. PHOTO BY BRIGID KING/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mass. voter turnout commendable, but “not quite historical yet,” mayor says

Haley Fritz November 9, 2016

The polls have closed, the winner has been chosen and Boston voter turnout was “not quite historical yet.” By Tuesday night, over 3 million people had voted in Massachusetts, according to the Associated...

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein delivers her speech during the Green Party rally at the Old South Church.  PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Green Party candidate Jill Stein speaks to crowd near Copley

Breanne Kovatch October 30, 2016

[mediagrid cat="34096"] An enthusiastic crowd of over 200 gathered in Old South Church in Boston, near Copley Square, Sunday afternoon to express support for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein....

Members of the Boston community as well as BU staff and faculty contributed large amounts of money to the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Marco Rubio. GRAPHIC BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BETSEY GOLDWASSER, ALEXANDRA WIMLEY, SARAH SILBIGER AND GAGE SKIDMORE/FLICKR

Majority of BU employees donate to Democratic candidates, few Republicans

J.D. Capelouto February 18, 2016

Boston University employees donated almost $30,000 to presidential candidates over the course of 2015. An overwhelming majority went to Democratic candidates, a Daily Free Press analysis of campaign...

Green Party meets struggle to capture national attention

Daily Free Press Admin October 24, 2012

Fighting for a chance in the national spotlight, the Green Party campaign of presidential candidate Jill Stein suffers from a lack of publicity in mainstream media and exclusion in political debates, party...

Stein promotes Green New Deal in Boston tour stop

Daily Free Press Admin October 11, 2012

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein appealed to her supporters’ resistance to dual-party politics in her appearance at the American Islamic Congress on Newbury Street Wednesday night. “This...

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