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From: Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com>
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In article <ij5phjl9hutoiu3gsievs8f3lcnpijiobc@4ax.com>,
 The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:02:06 -0400, William Hyde
> <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >I have never voted in an election here in Ontario where there was not a 
> >wide spectrum of choice, from Libertarian to Communist (generally, in 
> >fact, two communist parties) plus occasional independents.
> 
> I know there used to be the Communist Party of Canada which was Moscow
> leaning and the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) which was
> Beijing leaning. I haven't seen either on any ballot I've voted on
> since 1991.
> 
> Plus as you say numerous independents. We had a provincial election
> last Saturday and we had 3 parties plus an independent.

Most states have much looser rules for candidates for President then for 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. I see for the state of 
Washington a long list including at least 3 Marxist candidates (at least 
one of those is Trotskyist). None claim to be American Communist Party.

-- 
"We have advanced to new and surprising levels of bafflement."
Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan describes progress in _Komarr_.
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